Updated November 18, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Updated October 3, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Updated September 7, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft Teams users will now see an invitation pop-up to accept or block an external user when receiving new chats from external users. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 94646.
When receiving a new one-on-one chat from an external user, Teams users will now see an invitation to accept or block the external user. This also provides the ability to block external users at any point, which revokes access to presence and incoming messages.
When this will happen
We will begin rollout for this feature in mid-August and expect rollout to be completed by mid-January (previously mid-November).
How this will affect your organization
When receiving a new one-on-one chat from an external user, Teams users will receive an invitation to accept or block the external user. This also provides the ability to block external users at any point, which revokes access to presence and incoming messages.
What you need to do to prepare
There is nothing you need to do to prepare for this change. You may want to notify your users about this change and update your training and documentation as appropriate.
Message ID: MC400204
Published: 14 July 2022
Updated: 18 November 2022
Product: Microsoft 365 Apps, Power Automate, Teams
Platform: mobile, US Instances, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status: Rolling out
