check before: 2025-04-15
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Teams
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Online, US Instances, World tenant
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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.
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2025-04-05
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2025-04-10
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft Teams is updating to allow team owners to name the first channel "General" for priority placement at the top of the channel list or choose any other name, which will be arranged alphabetically.
Direct effects for Operations**
Channel Visibility and Accessibility
If the first channel is not named 'General', it will not be displayed at the top of the team in the channel list, making it less accessible for users who may not be aware of its existence, leading to confusion and decreased collaboration efficiency.
- 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 and Training Needs
The change may require additional training and documentation updates for users to understand the implications of naming the first channel, potentially leading to frustration and decreased productivity if not properly communicated.
- roles: IT Support, Team Leaders
- 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 |
| 2025-04-10 | 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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