MC792603 – (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Ask to join a shared channel with a channel link

Desktop, DoD, GCC, GCC High, General Availability, Launched, Mac, Microsoft Teams, New feature, Rolling out, Stay Informed, Targeted Release, Updated message, User impact, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

check before: 2024-06-15

Product:

Teams

Platform:

Mac, US Instances, Windows Desktop, World tenant

Status:

Launched

Change type:

New feature, Updated message, User impact

Links:

325330

Details:

Summary:
Microsoft Teams will soon allow in-tenant users to request to join a shared channel using a link. Rollout begins mid-June 2024 for Targeted Release and completes by September 2024 for all users. No admin action is required, but updating documentation is advised.

Details:
Updated September 4, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: In-tenant users who attempt to access a shared channel with a link will be able to request to join the channel. Channel owners will receive the join request and can decide to approve or deny request. This rollout applies to Teams for Desktop and Mac.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 325330.
[When this will happen:]
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 and expect to complete by mid-June 2024.
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late June 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024.
General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by mid-September 2024 (previously mid-August).

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Standard Release

Created:
2024-05-14

updated:
2024-09-05

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Direct effects for Operations**

User Access Management
Users may experience confusion or frustration if they attempt to access a shared channel and are not aware of the new request feature, leading to potential delays in collaboration.
   - roles: End Users, Channel Owners
   - references: https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/shared-channels, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=325330

Documentation and Training Needs
The change necessitates updates to internal documentation and training materials, which may not be ready by the time the feature is rolled out, leading to inconsistent user experiences.
   - roles: IT Support, Training Coordinators
   - references: https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/shared-channels, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=325330

Increased Support Requests
The introduction of the request feature may lead to an increase in support requests from users who are unsure how to use the new functionality or who encounter issues with their requests.
   - roles: IT Support, Helpdesk Staff
   - references: https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/shared-channels, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=325330

Configutation Options**

Request to Join Shared Channel
In-tenant users can request to join a shared channel using a link, allowing channel owners to approve or deny requests.
   - technical instructions: No specific technical instructions available as this feature cannot be disabled or restricted by admins.
   - references: https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/shared-channels" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/shared-channels, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=325330

User Notification
Admins are advised to notify users about the upcoming change regarding shared channels.
   - technical instructions: Prepare a communication plan to inform users about the new feature and its implications.
   - references: https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/shared-channels" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/shared-channels

Documentation Update
Update any relevant documentation to reflect the new feature of requesting to join shared channels.
   - technical instructions: Review and revise internal documentation to include the new process for joining shared channels via link.
   - references: https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/shared-channels" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/shared-channels

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change history

Date	Property	old	new
2024-09-05	MC Last Updated	08/01/2024 18:44:32	2024-09-05T00:39:01Z
2024-09-05	MC Messages	Updated August 1, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: In-tenant users who attempt to access a shared channel with a link will be able to request to join the channel. Channel owners will receive the join request and can decide to approve or deny request. This rollout applies to Teams for Desktop and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 325330. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 and expect to complete by mid-June 2024. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late June 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024. General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July).	Updated September 4, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: In-tenant users who attempt to access a shared channel with a link will be able to request to join the channel. Channel owners will receive the join request and can decide to approve or deny request. This rollout applies to Teams for Desktop and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 325330. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 and expect to complete by mid-June 2024. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late June 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024. General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by mid-September 2024 (previously mid-August).
2024-09-05	MC End Time	09/23/2024 09:00:00	2024-10-28T08:00:00Z
2024-09-05	MC Summary	Microsoft Teams will soon allow in-tenant users to request to join a shared channel using a channel link. Channel owners can approve or deny these requests. The feature will be available for Teams for Desktop and Mac, with rollouts in mid-June 2024 for Targeted Release, late June 2024 for General Availability, and mid-July 2024 for GCC High and DoD. No admin action is required for the rollout.	Microsoft Teams will soon allow in-tenant users to request to join a shared channel using a link. Rollout begins mid-June 2024 for Targeted Release and completes by September 2024 for all users. No admin action is required, but updating documentation is advised.
2024-08-29	MC Feature Status	Rolling out	Launched
2024-08-28	MC Feature Status	Launched	Rolling out
2024-08-27	MC Feature Status	Rolling out	Launched
2024-08-13	MC Feature Ring	Standard Release, Targeted Release	Standard Release
2024-08-13	MC Feature Status	Launched	Rolling out
2024-08-08	MC Feature Ring		varies
2024-08-08	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	Launched
2024-08-07	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-08-06	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-08-05	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-08-05	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-08-04	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-08-02	MC Messages	Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: In-tenant users who attempt to access a shared channel with a link will be able to request to join the channel. Channel owners will receive the join request and can decide to approve or deny request. This rollout applies to Teams for Desktop and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 325330. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 and expect to complete by mid-June 2024. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late June 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024. General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by mid-July 2024.	Updated August 1, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: In-tenant users who attempt to access a shared channel with a link will be able to request to join the channel. Channel owners will receive the join request and can decide to approve or deny request. This rollout applies to Teams for Desktop and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 325330. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 and expect to complete by mid-June 2024. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late June 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024. General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July).
2024-08-02	MC Title	Microsoft Teams: Ask to join a shared channel with a channel link	(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Ask to join a shared channel with a channel link
2024-08-02	MC Last Updated	05/14/2024 00:26:29	2024-08-01T18:44:32Z
2024-08-02	MC MessageTagNames	New feature, User impact	Updated message, New feature, User impact
2024-08-02	MC End Time	09/19/2024 09:00:00	2024-09-23T09:00:00Z
2024-07-31	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-07-31	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-07-31	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-07-30	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-07-29	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-07-28	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-07-26	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-07-26	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-07-24	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-07-23	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-07-21	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-07-20	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-07-19	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-07-18	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-07-18	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-07-17	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-07-15	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-07-14	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-07-12	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-07-12	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-07-11	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-07-10	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-07-07	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-07-07	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-07-06	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-07-05	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-07-04	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-07-03	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-07-02	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-06-30	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-06-29	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, StandardRelease Desktop, Launched, StandardRelease Mac, Launched, StandardRelease
2024-06-28	MC Feature Status	325330 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease	325330 All, Launched, TargetedRelease Desktop, Launched, TargetedRelease Mac, Launched, TargetedRelease
2024-06-13	MC Feature Status	325330 All, Scheduled Desktop, Scheduled Mac, Scheduled	325330 All, InRollout, TargetedRelease Desktop, InRollout, TargetedRelease Mac, InRollout, TargetedRelease

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