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Microsoft Teams: Chat panel open by default in the gallery view on Teams Rooms on Android

Roadmap ID
561604
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Product
Microsoft Teams
Published
May 7, 2026
Status
Rolling out
Cloud Instances
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)GCCGCC HighDoD
Release Phase
General Availability
Platforms
AndroidTeams and Surface Devices
Expected Release
June 2026

Description

The chat panel will open by default in gallery view, allowing participants in Teams Room on Android to quickly see ongoing meeting chat when they join. Admins can configure this default device behavior, and users can close the panel in one tap during meetings.

Change History

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June 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM Updated
Status
Previous
In development
New
Rolling out
Modified Date
Previous
2026-06-11T23:15:28.000Z
New
2026-06-19T22:15:36.000Z
June 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM Updated
Cloud Instances
Previous
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High
New
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD
Modified Date
Previous
2026-05-07T23:15:02.000Z
New
2026-06-11T23:15:28.000Z

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