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  "description": "Microsoft Teams will introduce two new chat sections—Muted chats (enabled by default) and Meeting chats (disabled by default)—to organize chats. These sections group muted and meeting chats separately, can be toggled by users, and will roll out globally from early to mid-May 2026. No admin action...",
  "path": "/m365-message-center/message/mc1269864/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-04T00:00:05.000Z",
  "site": "https://blog.tophhie.cloud",
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    "559605"
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  "textContent": "🚨\n\n**Major Update:** This post contains a significant change that may impact your organisation.\n\n**[Introduction]**\n\n**Microsoft Teams** is introducing **two new system chat sections** called **Muted chats** and **Meeting chats**. These sections allow users to organize their chat and channels list by grouping muted conversations and meeting chats into dedicated sections that users can turn on or off.\n\nThis message is associated with **Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID** 559605.\n\n**[When this will happen]**\n\n  * **General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD):** Rollout begins in**early May 2026** and is expected to complete by**mid-May 2026**.\n\n\n\n**[How this affects your organization]**\n\n_Who is affected_\n\n  * All Microsoft Teams users in Microsoft 365 tenants, including Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD\n\n\n\n _What will happen_\n\nUsers may see up to two new system sections in their Teams chat and channels list:\n\n  * **Muted chats section**\n    * Enabled by default.\n    * Muted chats that are not in Favorites or user‑created sections automatically move to this section.\n    * The section appears at the bottom of the chat list.\n    * Unread chats continue to appear bold.\n  * **Meeting chats section**\n    * Disabled by default.\n    * When enabled by the user, meeting chats that are not in Favorites or user‑created sections automatically move to this section.\n    * The section appears below the main chats list.\n    * Unread chats continue to appear bold and contribute to badge counts.\n  * Chats in _Favorites_ or _user‑created sections_ are not moved.\n  * Users can drag and drop these sections to reorder them.\n  * There are **no admin controls for these sections**.\n\n\n\n**[What you can do to prepare]**\n\nNo admin action is required.\n\nYou may want to:\n\n  * Inform users that new chat sections are available and that they can turn them on or off.\n  * Notify helpdesk staff that muted chats may appear in a _separate section_ by default.\n  * Direct users to **_Settings > Chats and channels _**to manage these sections.\n\n\n\n**[Compliance considerations]**\n\nNo compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.",
  "title": "MC1269864: Microsoft Teams: New chat sections for muted and meeting chats",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-04T00:00:06.109Z"
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