MC800850Microsoft Teams: In Chat, "Files" will be renamed to "Shared" and get new features

Updated August 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon in Microsoft Teams: Discover more content easily with the new Shared tab in Chat. After this rollout, the Files tab will be named Shared. The Shared tab will show files and links sent in a chat, in a new, richer format. Channels are not affected by this change. This message applies to Teams for Desktop and for Mac.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 396169.

When this will happen:

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

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early September 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late September 2024 (previously late July).

How this will affect your organization:

Before the rollout, the Files tab displayed one list of files shared in the chat and did not include links.

After the rollout, the new Shared tab will include recent files, all files, and links.

• Coming soon after the rollout:
  • Image previews for links
  • Keyword search to find content easily
• Next version: Media links (images, videos, GIFs, etc.)

Like the Files tab, the new Shared tab is on by default and accessible to all Teams users.

The new Shared > Recent view in Chat:

The new Shared > Files view in Chat:

The new Shared > Links view in Chat:

What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified dates with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.