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Summary
Microsoft Teams will introduce Channel cards, providing an overview of a channel, including description, activity, team name, and membership. Rolling out from early July to late October 2024, this feature requires no admin action but user notification is advised. Roadmap ID: 397883.
Details
Updated October 10, 2024: We have updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to get a quick overview about a channel using Channel cards. Channel cards will rollout across Microsoft Teams for desktop and web. Channel cards can be found by hovering over the channel name in the header or wherever a channel is mentioned.
Channel cards will provide information about a channel, including the description, last activity time, team name, and membership information. The card also provides a quick entry to notification settings, owner channel management, and the channel roster.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 397883
When this will happen:
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling early July 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously late September).
How this will affect your organization:
Users will have a simpler way to get important information about channels. This new feature provides key contextual information as well as quick actions.
What you need to do to prepare:
This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.