(Updated) Remove toggle for Calendar in Teams

Message Center ID: MC1129730
Microsoft Teams
Plan for Change
Major Change User impact Admin impact Retirement
January 2026

Summary

The new Microsoft Teams calendar experience will replace the legacy calendar, removing the toggle to switch back. This update rolls out worldwide from mid- to late January 2026, excluding GCC, GCCH, DoD, USSec, and USNat. No admin action is needed; inform users and update documentation accordingly.

Details

Updated December 1, 2025: We have updated the timeline. After further review, we will not be rolling this out to GCC, GCCH, DoD, USSec, USNat during the timeline outlined below. We will communicate via Message center in dedicated posts when we are ready to proceed. Thank you for your patience.

We’re introducing the new Microsoft Teams calendar experience, designed to unify and enhance productivity across Microsoft 365. This calendar integrates familiar features with innovations like Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft Places, enabling seamless collaboration from anywhere. It works consistently across Teams, the new Outlook for Windows, Outlook on the web, and Places. As part of this update, the legacy calendar experience will be deprecated, and the toggle to switch between old and new calendars will be removed.

When this will happen

  • General Availability (Worldwide): Mid-January 2026 to end of January 2026
How this affects your organization

Once this update is deployed, users accessing the Calendar app in Microsoft Teams will see the new calendar experience by default. The toggle to switch between the old and new calendar will be removed, and only the new Microsoft 365 calendar will be available. This change may impact users accustomed to the legacy calendar interface.

What you can do to prepare

No admin action is required. We recommend informing your users about the upcoming change and updating any internal documentation or training materials that reference the legacy calendar experience.

For more information about the new calendar experience, visit the Microsoft Teams documentation.

Compliance considerations

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.

Change History

December 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM Updated
Summary
Previous
The new Microsoft Teams calendar experience will replace the legacy calendar, removing the toggle between them, with worldwide rollout in November 2025. GCC, GCCH, DoD, USSec, and USNat tenants are excluded for now. No admin action is needed; inform users and update documentation accordingly.
New
The new Microsoft Teams calendar experience will replace the legacy calendar, removing the toggle to switch back. This update rolls out worldwide from mid- to late January 2026, excluding GCC, GCCH, DoD, USSec, and USNat. No admin action is needed; inform users and update documentation accordingly.
Last Updated Date
Previous
2025-11-25T17:29:12.570Z
New
2025-12-01T17:27:07.257Z
Body Content
Previous

Updated November 25, 2025: After further review, we will not be rolling this out to GCC, GCCH, DoD, USSec, USNat during the timeline outlined below. We will communicate via Message center in dedicated posts when we are ready to proceed. Thank you for your patience.

We’re introducing the new Microsoft Teams calendar experience, designed to unify and enhance productivity across Microsoft 365. This calendar integrates familiar features with innovations like Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft Places, enabling seamless collaboration from anywhere. It works consistently across Teams, the new Outlook for Windows, Outlook on the web, and Places. As part of this update, the legacy calendar experience will be deprecated, and the toggle to switch between old and new calendars will be removed.

When this will happen

  • General Availability (Worldwide): Early November 2025 - Mid-November 2025
How this affects your organization

Once this update is deployed, users accessing the Calendar app in Microsoft Teams will see the new calendar experience by default. The toggle to switch between the old and new calendar will be removed, and only the new Microsoft 365 calendar will be available. This change may impact users accustomed to the legacy calendar interface.

What you can do to prepare

No admin action is required. We recommend informing your users about the upcoming change and updating any internal documentation or training materials that reference the legacy calendar experience.

For more information about the new calendar experience, visit the Microsoft Teams documentation.

Compliance considerations

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.

New

Updated December 1, 2025: We have updated the timeline. After further review, we will not be rolling this out to GCC, GCCH, DoD, USSec, USNat during the timeline outlined below. We will communicate via Message center in dedicated posts when we are ready to proceed. Thank you for your patience.

We’re introducing the new Microsoft Teams calendar experience, designed to unify and enhance productivity across Microsoft 365. This calendar integrates familiar features with innovations like Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft Places, enabling seamless collaboration from anywhere. It works consistently across Teams, the new Outlook for Windows, Outlook on the web, and Places. As part of this update, the legacy calendar experience will be deprecated, and the toggle to switch between old and new calendars will be removed.

When this will happen

  • General Availability (Worldwide): Mid-January 2026 to end of January 2026
How this affects your organization

Once this update is deployed, users accessing the Calendar app in Microsoft Teams will see the new calendar experience by default. The toggle to switch between the old and new calendar will be removed, and only the new Microsoft 365 calendar will be available. This change may impact users accustomed to the legacy calendar interface.

What you can do to prepare

No admin action is required. We recommend informing your users about the upcoming change and updating any internal documentation or training materials that reference the legacy calendar experience.

For more information about the new calendar experience, visit the Microsoft Teams documentation.

Compliance considerations

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.

November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM Updated
Summary
Previous
Microsoft Teams will remove the toggle for the legacy calendar, making the new integrated Microsoft 365 calendar the default starting early November 2025 for commercial clouds. GCC, GCC High, DoD, USSec, and USNat environments will not receive this update yet. No admin action is needed; inform users accordingly.
New
The new Microsoft Teams calendar experience will replace the legacy calendar, removing the toggle between them, with worldwide rollout in November 2025. GCC, GCCH, DoD, USSec, and USNat tenants are excluded for now. No admin action is needed; inform users and update documentation accordingly.
Last Updated Date
Previous
2025-09-25T14:08:00.077Z
New
2025-11-25T17:29:12.570Z
Body Content
Previous

Updated September 25, 2025: After further review, we will not be rolling this out to GCC, GCCHihg, DoD, USSec, USNat during the timeline outlined below. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. Thank you for your patience.

Updated September 11, 2025: This release is intended solely for commercial cloud environments. Separate release timelines will be communicated for special clouds and on-premises segments in dedicated posts.

We’re introducing the new Microsoft Teams calendar experience, designed to unify and enhance productivity across Microsoft 365. This calendar integrates familiar features with innovations like Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft Places, enabling seamless collaboration from anywhere. It works consistently across Teams, the new Outlook for Windows, Outlook on the web, and Places. As part of this update, the legacy calendar experience will be deprecated, and the toggle to switch between old and new calendars will be removed.

When this will happen

  • Public Preview: Early November 2025 - Mid-November 2025
  • Targeted Release: Early November 2025 - Mid-November 2025
  • General Availability (Worldwide): Early November 2025 - Mid-November 20255
  • General Availability (Gallatin, GCC, GCC High, DoD, USSec):  After further review we have decided not to proceed with this change at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.
  • General Availability (USNat):  After further review we have decided not to proceed with this change at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.
How this affects your organization

Once this update is deployed, users accessing the Calendar app in Microsoft Teams will see the new calendar experience by default. The toggle to switch between the old and new calendar will be removed, and only the new Microsoft 365 calendar will be available. This change may impact users accustomed to the legacy calendar interface.

What you can do to prepare

No admin action is required. We recommend informing your users about the upcoming change and updating any internal documentation or training materials that reference the legacy calendar experience.

For more information about the new calendar experience, visit the Microsoft Teams documentation.

Compliance considerations

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.

New

Updated November 25, 2025: After further review, we will not be rolling this out to GCC, GCCH, DoD, USSec, USNat during the timeline outlined below. We will communicate via Message center in dedicated posts when we are ready to proceed. Thank you for your patience.

We’re introducing the new Microsoft Teams calendar experience, designed to unify and enhance productivity across Microsoft 365. This calendar integrates familiar features with innovations like Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft Places, enabling seamless collaboration from anywhere. It works consistently across Teams, the new Outlook for Windows, Outlook on the web, and Places. As part of this update, the legacy calendar experience will be deprecated, and the toggle to switch between old and new calendars will be removed.

When this will happen

  • General Availability (Worldwide): Early November 2025 - Mid-November 2025
How this affects your organization

Once this update is deployed, users accessing the Calendar app in Microsoft Teams will see the new calendar experience by default. The toggle to switch between the old and new calendar will be removed, and only the new Microsoft 365 calendar will be available. This change may impact users accustomed to the legacy calendar interface.

What you can do to prepare

No admin action is required. We recommend informing your users about the upcoming change and updating any internal documentation or training materials that reference the legacy calendar experience.

For more information about the new calendar experience, visit the Microsoft Teams documentation.

Compliance considerations

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.

September 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM Updated
Summary
Previous
Microsoft Teams is removing the toggle for the legacy calendar, making the new Microsoft 365 calendar the default. This update, launching from September to December 2025 across environments, requires no admin action but users should be informed and documentation updated accordingly.
New
Microsoft Teams will remove the toggle for the legacy calendar, making the new integrated Microsoft 365 calendar the default starting early November 2025 for commercial clouds. GCC, GCC High, DoD, USSec, and USNat environments will not receive this update yet. No admin action is needed; inform users accordingly.
Last Updated Date
Previous
2025-09-11T15:38:30.663Z
New
2025-09-25T14:08:00.077Z
Body Content
Previous

Updated September 11, 2025: This release is intended solely for commercial cloud environments. Separate release timelines will be communicated for special clouds and on-premises segments in dedicated posts.

We’re introducing the new Microsoft Teams calendar experience, designed to unify and enhance productivity across Microsoft 365. This calendar integrates familiar features with innovations like Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft Places, enabling seamless collaboration from anywhere. It works consistently across Teams, the new Outlook for Windows, Outlook on the web, and Places. As part of this update, the legacy calendar experience will be deprecated, and the toggle to switch between old and new calendars will be removed.

When this will happen

  • Public Preview: Early September 2025 – Mid September 2025
  • Targeted Release: Early September 2025 – Mid-September 2025
  • General Availability (Worldwide): Mid-September 2025 – End September 2025
  • General Availability (Gallatin, GCC, GCC High, DoD, USSec): Mid-November 2025 – Late November 2025
  • General Availability (USNat): Late November 2025 – Early December 2025
How this affects your organization

Once this update is deployed, users accessing the Calendar app in Microsoft Teams will see the new calendar experience by default. The toggle to switch between the old and new calendar will be removed, and only the new Microsoft 365 calendar will be available. This change may impact users accustomed to the legacy calendar interface.

What you can do to prepare

No admin action is required. We recommend informing your users about the upcoming change and updating any internal documentation or training materials that reference the legacy calendar experience.

For more information about the new calendar experience, visit the Microsoft Teams documentation.

Compliance considerations

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.

New

Updated September 25, 2025: After further review, we will not be rolling this out to GCC, GCCHihg, DoD, USSec, USNat during the timeline outlined below. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. Thank you for your patience.

Updated September 11, 2025: This release is intended solely for commercial cloud environments. Separate release timelines will be communicated for special clouds and on-premises segments in dedicated posts.

We’re introducing the new Microsoft Teams calendar experience, designed to unify and enhance productivity across Microsoft 365. This calendar integrates familiar features with innovations like Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft Places, enabling seamless collaboration from anywhere. It works consistently across Teams, the new Outlook for Windows, Outlook on the web, and Places. As part of this update, the legacy calendar experience will be deprecated, and the toggle to switch between old and new calendars will be removed.

When this will happen

  • Public Preview: Early November 2025 - Mid-November 2025
  • Targeted Release: Early November 2025 - Mid-November 2025
  • General Availability (Worldwide): Early November 2025 - Mid-November 20255
  • General Availability (Gallatin, GCC, GCC High, DoD, USSec):  After further review we have decided not to proceed with this change at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.
  • General Availability (USNat):  After further review we have decided not to proceed with this change at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.
How this affects your organization

Once this update is deployed, users accessing the Calendar app in Microsoft Teams will see the new calendar experience by default. The toggle to switch between the old and new calendar will be removed, and only the new Microsoft 365 calendar will be available. This change may impact users accustomed to the legacy calendar interface.

What you can do to prepare

No admin action is required. We recommend informing your users about the upcoming change and updating any internal documentation or training materials that reference the legacy calendar experience.

For more information about the new calendar experience, visit the Microsoft Teams documentation.

Compliance considerations

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.

September 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM Updated
Title
Previous
Remove toggle for Calendar in Teams
New
(Updated) Remove toggle for Calendar in Teams
Summary
Previous
Microsoft Teams will remove the toggle for the legacy calendar, making the new integrated Microsoft 365 calendar the default. This update rolls out from September to December 2025 across various environments. No admin action is needed, but users should be informed and documentation updated accordingly.
New
Microsoft Teams is removing the toggle for the legacy calendar, making the new Microsoft 365 calendar the default. This update, launching from September to December 2025 across environments, requires no admin action but users should be informed and documentation updated accordingly.
Last Updated Date
Previous
2025-08-05T23:18:34.627Z
New
2025-09-11T15:38:30.663Z
Tags
Previous
User impact,Admin impact,Retirement
New
Updated message,User impact,Admin impact,Retirement
Body Content
Previous

We’re introducing the new Microsoft Teams calendar experience, designed to unify and enhance productivity across Microsoft 365. This calendar integrates familiar features with innovations like Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft Places, enabling seamless collaboration from anywhere. It works consistently across Teams, the new Outlook for Windows, Outlook on the web, and Places. As part of this update, the legacy calendar experience will be deprecated, and the toggle to switch between old and new calendars will be removed.

When this will happen

  • Public Preview: Early September 2025 – Mid September 2025
  • Targeted Release: Early September 2025 – Mid-September 2025
  • General Availability (Worldwide): Mid-September 2025 – End September 2025
  • General Availability (Gallatin, GCC, GCC High, DoD, USSec): Mid-November 2025 – Late November 2025
  • General Availability (USNat): Late November 2025 – Early December 2025
How this affects your organization

Once this update is deployed, users accessing the Calendar app in Microsoft Teams will see the new calendar experience by default. The toggle to switch between the old and new calendar will be removed, and only the new Microsoft 365 calendar will be available. This change may impact users accustomed to the legacy calendar interface.

What you can do to prepare

No admin action is required. We recommend informing your users about the upcoming change and updating any internal documentation or training materials that reference the legacy calendar experience.

For more information about the new calendar experience, visit the Microsoft Teams documentation.

Compliance considerations

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.

New

Updated September 11, 2025: This release is intended solely for commercial cloud environments. Separate release timelines will be communicated for special clouds and on-premises segments in dedicated posts.

We’re introducing the new Microsoft Teams calendar experience, designed to unify and enhance productivity across Microsoft 365. This calendar integrates familiar features with innovations like Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft Places, enabling seamless collaboration from anywhere. It works consistently across Teams, the new Outlook for Windows, Outlook on the web, and Places. As part of this update, the legacy calendar experience will be deprecated, and the toggle to switch between old and new calendars will be removed.

When this will happen

  • Public Preview: Early September 2025 – Mid September 2025
  • Targeted Release: Early September 2025 – Mid-September 2025
  • General Availability (Worldwide): Mid-September 2025 – End September 2025
  • General Availability (Gallatin, GCC, GCC High, DoD, USSec): Mid-November 2025 – Late November 2025
  • General Availability (USNat): Late November 2025 – Early December 2025
How this affects your organization

Once this update is deployed, users accessing the Calendar app in Microsoft Teams will see the new calendar experience by default. The toggle to switch between the old and new calendar will be removed, and only the new Microsoft 365 calendar will be available. This change may impact users accustomed to the legacy calendar interface.

What you can do to prepare

No admin action is required. We recommend informing your users about the upcoming change and updating any internal documentation or training materials that reference the legacy calendar experience.

For more information about the new calendar experience, visit the Microsoft Teams documentation.

Compliance considerations

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.

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