Microsoft Teams: Retirement of Together mode

Microsoft Teams will retire Together mode in meetings starting early June 2026, completing by late June 2026. Together mode and custom scenes will be removed, with gallery view as the primary layout. No admin action is needed, but users should be notified and documentation updated accordingly.

[Introduction]

We are retiring the Together mode meeting view in Microsoft Teams. This retirement reduces the number of available meeting layouts and allows Microsoft to focus development on the Teams gallery. The gallery is the default meeting view across Teams clients and will remain the primary multi-participant layout for meetings.

[When this will happen]

• General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): Retirement will begin in early June 2026 and is expected to complete by late June 2026.

Dates are subject to change based on safe deployment progress.

[How this affects your organization]

Who is affected

• Microsoft Teams tenant administrators
• Meeting organizers and participants who currently use Together mode
• Organizations using custom Together mode scenes

What will happen

• The Together mode option will be removed from the View menu in Teams meetings.
• Custom Together mode scenes and seat assignment functionality will be retired.
• The gallery view will be the primary multi-participant layout for meetings.
• There is no admin policy or setting available to retain or re-enable Together mode.
• There is no impact to meeting creation, joining, or core meeting functionality aside from the removal of Together mode.

[What you can do to prepare]

No admin action is required for this change. We recommend the following steps:

• Notify meeting organizers and users who regularly use Together mode about the retirement.
• If your organization uses branded meeting visuals, deploy organization-approved background images through the Teams admin center.
• Update internal documentation or training materials that reference Together mode to recommend alternative layouts such as gallery, pin, or spotlight.
• Prepare helpdesk staff to address user questions related to the removal of Together mode.

[Compliance considerations]

No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.