check before: 2025-04-30
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Online, US Instances, World tenant
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Summary:
Team owners can now name the first channel "General" or any other name without restrictions. Naming it "General" will place it at the top of the channel list. The rollout will occur from late April to late June 2025, depending on the release type. Update training and documentation accordingly.
Details:
Updated April 22, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Provide a meaningful name to first channel of the team, with no restrictions on the name. The first channel, if named "General" (in English), will follow the behavior as General in any other teams.
[When this will happen:]
Targeted Release (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late April 2025 (previously mid-April) and expect to complete by late April 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 (previously early May) and expect to complete by mid-May 2025.
General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late May 2025 (previously early May) and expect to complete by late June 2025 (previously mid-May)
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2025-04-05
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2025-04-23
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft Teams will allow team owners to name the first channel anything they choose, rather than defaulting to "General," although choosing "General" will still place it at the top of the channel list; this update will roll out from late April to late June 2025.
Direct effects for Operations**
Channel Naming Impact
If the first channel is not named 'General', it will not be prioritized in the channel list, potentially leading to confusion among team members about where to find important discussions.
- roles: Team Owners, End Users
- references: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/edit-a-channel-in-microsoft-teams-3497a0d0-5cae-44be-8a57-0d75b48da859
User Experience Disruption
Without proper training and documentation updates, users may struggle to understand the new naming conventions and their implications, leading to frustration and decreased productivity.
- roles: Team Owners, End Users
- references: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/edit-a-channel-in-microsoft-teams-3497a0d0-5cae-44be-8a57-0d75b48da859
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-04-23 | MC Last Updated | 04/09/2025 21:13:06 | 2025-04-22T23:44:50Z |
| 2025-04-23 | MC Messages | Updated April 9, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Provide a meaningful name to first channel of the team, with no restrictions on the name. The first channel, if named "General" (in English), will follow the behavior as General in any other teams. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. | Updated April 22, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Provide a meaningful name to first channel of the team, with no restrictions on the name. The first channel, if named "General" (in English), will follow the behavior as General in any other teams. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late April 2025 (previously mid-April) and expect to complete by late April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 (previously early May) and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late May 2025 (previously early May) and expect to complete by late June 2025 (previously mid-May) |
| 2025-04-23 | MC End Time | 06/30/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-08-11T09:00:00Z |
| 2025-04-23 | MC Summary | Team owners can now name the first channel "General" or any other name without restrictions. Naming it "General" will place it at the top of the channel list. The rollout will occur from late April to late June 2025, depending on the release type. Update training and documentation accordingly. | |
| 2025-04-10 | MC prepare | You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate. | You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate.
Related documents: Edit a channel in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support (will be updated once the feature is rolled out). https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/edit-a-channel-in-microsoft-teams-3497a0d0-5cae-44be-8a57-0d75b48da859 |
| 2025-04-10 | MC MessageTagNames | Feature update, User impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact |
| 2025-04-10 | MC Last Updated | 04/05/2025 01:14:38 | 2025-04-09T21:13:06Z |
| 2025-04-10 | MC Messages | Provide a meaningful name to first channel of the team, with no restrictions on the name. The first channel, if named "General" (in English), will follow the behavior as General in any other teams.
[When this will happen:] Targeted Release (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. | Updated April 9, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Provide a meaningful name to first channel of the team, with no restrictions on the name. The first channel, if named "General" (in English), will follow the behavior as General in any other teams. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. |
| 2025-04-10 | MC Title | Provide a meaningful name to the first channel of the team | (Updated) Provide a meaningful name to the first channel of the team |
| 2025-04-10 | MC How Affect | Team owners on desktop client will now be able to name the first channel as General while creating the team or can rename the existing first channel as General by manually typing the string "General" or using the more options button in the text field. Naming the channel "General" will pin it to the top of the team in the channel list, however, no other first channel name will pin the channel. No other channels will be allowed to use the name General. | Team owners on desktop client will now be able to name the first channel as General while creating the team or can rename the existing first channel as General by manually typing the string "General" or using the more options button in the text field. Naming the channel "General" will show it at the top of the team in the channel list, however, no other first channel name will show the channel at the top.
Naming the channel "General" manually by typing or selecting "More options" > "Set name to General" Channel when named "General" shown at the top of the team in teams and channels list in the left pane Channel when named anything else shown in alphabetical order in the teams and channels list in the left pane |
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