In Microsoft Teams (free), it’s easy to start a group chat with your contacts on Teams personal. 

After you create your group chat, learn more about the different features to get the most out of your chat.

  1. Tap New Chat Teams new chat icon near the bottom of the screen.

  2. In the search field, enter the name, phone number, or email of those you want to include in the group. You can also choose from the list of Suggestions, then tap Next.

    Note: If someone isn’t already on Microsoft Teams (free), they'll either receive an invite to join Teams or they may participate as an SMS participant in the group. Learn more about chatting via SMS.

  3. Type a message and Send The Send button in Teams it to finish creating your new group.

    Tip: You can go to any one-on-one chat, tap More options More options button and tap Create a new group chat. Add in participants you want to invite using their name, phone number, or email in the To: line and Send The Send button in Teams a message to create the group.

Get the most out of your group chat

For the best experience, learn more about the different features. To start, tap the chat header at the top of the screen.

If you tap on

What'll happen

Share

Teams Android share icon

Share the link to join the chat.

Edit group photo

View photo

Take photo

Choose a photo

Edit the group chat's picture. You'll be able to use a picture or select an emoji.

You can choose View photo to view the chat's current photo, Take a photo with your phone's camera, or Choose a photo from you.

Name group chat 

Name your group chat to help clarify the topic of the conversation.

Note: Chat names cannot contain links, profanities, or restricted terms to protect users from scams, phishing, and malware.

Mute 

Switch the chat notifications on or off.

Find 

Teams find button

Find a specific message in the chat.

Themes

Change the color of your messages in chat.

Pin  

Allow join via link

Share  

Show QR Code 

 

Teams Android share icon

Teams QR code button

When you tap More , you can:

  • Pin a message to chat.

  • Switch join via link on or off.

  • Invite other people to join the chat with a link or QR code.

People

Add

See All

When you tap People, you can Add or view a list of participants by tapping See All.

Do more together

Find more options under Do more together.

Leave the chat 

Teams leave chat icon

Leave the chat.

After you create your group chat, learn more about the different features to get the most out of your chat.

  1. Tap New Chat Teams new chat icon near the top of the screen from your Chat tab.

  2. In the search field, enter the name, phone number, or email of those you want to include in the group. You can also choose from the list of Suggestions, then tap Next.

    Note: If someone isn’t already on Microsoft Teams (free), they will either receive an invite to join Teams or they may participate as an SMS participant in the group. Learn more about chatting via SMS.

  3. Type a message and Send The Send button in Teams it to finish creating your new group.

    Tip: You can go to any one-on-one chat, tap on your contacts name and tap Create a new group chat. Add in participants you want to invite using their name, phone number, or email in the To: line and Send The Send button in Teams a message to create the group.

Get the most out of your group chat

For the best chat experience, learn more about the different features. To open Chat details, tap your group chat name or the list of participants. 

If you tap on

What'll happen

Share 

Teams iOS share icon

Share the link to join the chat.

Edit group photo

View photo

Take photo

Choose a photo

Edit the group chat's picture. You'll be able to use a picture or select an emoji.

You can choose View photo to view the chat's current photo, Take a photo with your phone's camera, or Choose a photo from your library.

Name group chat 

Name your group chat to help clarify the topic of the conversation.

Note: Chat names cannot contain links, profanities, or restricted terms to protect users from scams, phishing, and malware.

Mute 

Switch the chat notifications on or off.

Find 

Teams find button

Find a specific message in the chat.

Themes

Change the color of your messages in chat.

Allow join via link

Show QR Code

Pin 

 

Teams QR code button  

When you tap More , you can:

  • Switch join via link on or off.

  • Invite other people to join the chat with a QR code.

  • Pin a message to chat.

People

Add

See All

When you tap People, you can Add or view a list of partipants by tapping See All.

Do more together

Find more options under Do more together.

Leave the chat 

Teams leave chat icon

Leave the chat.

After you create your group chat, learn more about the different features to get the most out of your chat.

  1. Open Microsoft Teams (free).

  2. Select the New Chat Teams new chat icon button.

  3. Select Add group name Teams add group name and enter a name for your group chat.

    Note: Chat names cannot contain links, profanities, or restricted terms to protect users from scams, phishing, and malware.

  4. In the To: line, type the phone numbers, email addresses or names of those you want to include in this group.

    Note: If you are starting a group with a new contact, they'll need to accept your group invitation. Learn more about joining a chat in Microsoft Teams (free).

  5. Type a message and send it to finish creating your new group.

    Note: You can also go to any one-on-one chat, click Add People Teams iOS add member to chat icon and add people to the chat to create a group chat.

Get the most out of your group chat

For the best chat experience, learn more about the different features. To start, select the top your group.

If you select

What'll happen

Remove

Upload

Select the chat's picture to choose a group picture. You can scroll through the available emojis, Remove the current picture, or Upload a picture

Name the group chat 

Name your group chat to help clarify the topic of the conversation.​​​​​​​

Note: Chat names cannot contain links, profanities, or restricted terms to protect users from scams, phishing, and malware.

Video call

Switch the video on or off for a video call.

Audio call 

Switch the audio on or off for an audio call.

Screen sharing 

Teams share screen icon

Share your screen with the participants in the group chat.

View and add participants 

View the participant list and add people to the group. You can also remove people from the group using this feature, hovering over the name of the person you want to remove, and selecting the X next to the name.

Pop out chat

Teams pop out chat icon

When you tap People, you can Add or view a list of partipants by tapping See All.

Leave

To leave a group chat, hover over the chat in the chat list and select More options , then select Leave

Contact us

For more help, contact support or ask a question in the Microsoft Teams Community.

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