Ability to reply to a specific message in a chat thread
I would like the ability to reply to a specific comment within a thread. Especially now with Guest access and Team sizes sure to grow and expand.
I was in a "Conversation" with several people the other day and the problem was that people kept starting new threads rather than replying to the thread. This was because the threads themselves were quite long, and the only reply button was way, way down, past dozens of other comments by several people.
Sometimes you just want to reply to one specific message/comment in a thread rather than at the end of the thread to answer one question or comment on something in-line with the conversation.
This is especially important when dipping in and out of conversations or moving between threads and now between Teams tenants/accounts.
Randy Chapman
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221 comments
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David Smith
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Weird that this obvious feature is missing from the desktop app. Having a complete feature set is critical for using Teams in the workplace so I don't know how they expect to take market share.
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Ryan
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This functionality is available through the Teams mobile app.
Strange how it hasn't been surfaced in the desktop client in the message contextual menu... -
J Pienaar
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This is typical of Microsoft. They'll put out a really nice product that's lacking that one simple thing that the competition's got and after 2.5 years of waiting... you have to move back to using slack & skype.
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Anonymous
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Same here. For our agency the biggest drawback in the move from Skype to Teams is the missing reply function in single chat on desktop. Please add this like in the Teams android app.
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Anonymous
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Is it something Microsoft overlooked while testing and not noticed even after its release?. It works in android devices not in the Desktop app.. Really helpless !!
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Anonymous
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I can't believe more people haven't voted for this.....?
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Anonymous
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This is a feature that is 100% required..
we are using teams in the company I am working for and not being able to respond back to specific messages in a private chat makes our lives difficult and confusing some times
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Shiv
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Yes microsoft. Please add this feature. so silly.
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Alex Goncharov
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If this can be done using mobile - it must be available on the desktop. Otherwise it absolutely no sense. Come on Microsoft think through this.
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Anonymous
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The ability to reply to specific messages in Chat is there within the IOS mobile App. Click and hold the message you want to reply to and it in effect copies and pastes the message back to the bottom of the thread along with your reply. Why would MS not have this capability in the desktop app or web app? Its a must have!
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Giancarlo Porchia
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Yes, it would be nice to have this function.
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Doug
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Just driving me crazy in group chat....i have to switch to mobile app for replying a msg...... and no one from MS resolving this!?
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Anonymous
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My colleague was able to reply to specific message in a very very long thread. she's using IOS. she does a long-press on the specific message and the reply option comes up
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Tate Feller
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Additionally, I noticed that this recommendation has been made several times in separate recommendations. If those were combined into one it would make this a much higher priority in terms of number of votes. A quick search for the words "reply" and "threaded" would help you find and combine those into one.
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Tate Feller
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Has there been any update on this? I use Whatsapp and Slack and they both allow for this feature which is really important when several comments on different topics are being made in the same conversation.
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Phil B
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This functionality exists in the mobile app but not the desktop app. Madness!
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Vivekanand B
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Can't believe MS is not looking to implement this feature. Its very helpful as we do on Watsapp.
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Anonymous
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Bump - this feature inconsistency is unacceptable. I can probably write the code for you. We are struggling with this discrepancy in feature and the confusion that it creates.
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Anonymous
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the feature is available on mobile app but not the desktop
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MC
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Totally agreed, it already looks like an outdated old tool, despite it's actually a new tool.
(This view is shared by a large team who use the tool for daily communications)
