Microsoft Teams: Ability to rename General channel

Originally posted by Microsoft Jul 16, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams is introducing the ability for team owners to rename the General channel based on feedback. This feature will be rolled out from early August to late September 2024, depending on the release schedule. Organizations are advised to update their documentation accordingly. The feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 395931.

Based on customer feedback, we are introducing the ability to provide a meaningful name to the General channel in a new or existing team. The General channel can be renamed by the team owners to show up in the teams’ and channels’ list of all members in alphabetical order. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 395931

When this will happen:

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by mid-August 2024.

General Availability

• Worldwide: We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 and expect to complete by late August 2024.
• GCC: We will begin rolling out early September 2024 and expect to complete by mid-September 2024.
• GCC High: We will begin rolling out mid-September 2024 and expect to complete by late September 2024.
• DoD: We will begin rolling out mid-September 2024 and expect to complete by late September 2024.

How this will affect your organization:

You can encourage your users to provide a meaningful name to General channels in their teams. 

What you need to do to prepare:

You may consider updating your internal documentation to inform your users that this feature is now available. 

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