Getting some peace and quiet from the plethora of Microsoft Teams channels and chats that plague your workday should soon be a little easier thanks to a new update.
The company has confirmed that it is working on a new feature for its video conferencing service that will allow users to hide general channels, “helping you focus on the channels that matter most to you.”
The feature, which is already available on other channels, should help improve the productivity of Microsoft Teams users around the world and hopefully reduce useless or disruptive notifications or pings.
Hide general Microsoft Teams channels
Currently listed on the official Microsoft 365 roadmap as “in development,” the feature is set to launch sometime in February 2024, meaning users hopefully won't have to wait too long to silence those irritating general channels. .
Once released, it will be available to Windows, Mac, and web users, as well as mobile users on Android and iOS, and will also be available on multiple cloud instances as well as general availability users.
The news is the latest tweak to Microsoft Teams in recent weeks focused on making the service less intrusive and more intuitive for users.
The platform recently announced another update that will allow users to manage calendar notifications directly within their Microsoft Teams activity feed, meaning there should no longer be a bit of confusion between apps and services to silence an annoying pop-up or alert.
The platform also recently revealed that it is rolling out the ability to forward messages between Microsoft Teams chats with just one click, saving users time when trying to relay important notes or alerts.
On top of this, a new version of Windows 11 is set to bring Microsoft Teams reminders to the recommended section of the Start menu, meaning alerts for video conference calls will be much more obvious and hopefully never be missed again. you will miss or forget a meeting.
