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Delete Private Chat threads

This request is for the ability to completely delete a private chat thread. (Not hide/archive.)

Again, this was pulled out into its own topic because it is still under review and no decision has been made.

To recap what has already been completed from the other topic:


  1. Delete your own messages anywhere in Teams.

  2. Team Owners can choose if users can edit/delete in their tenant as well as choose if admins have the power to delete any message posted in public channels.

  3. The ability to hide your private chat threads (these are not the chat threads in channels, but the private chat threads that appear when you click the Chat icon on the left-side app bar).

  4. The ability to mute your private chat threads. (these are not the chat threads in channels, but the private chat threads that appear when you click the Chat icon on the left-side app bar).

This topic deserves consideration and separating out hot items is something we have often done. Please don't think of this as an attempt to diminish the ask, we know that many people want this.

Thank you for your understanding and feedback.
-Warren

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  • Renea Taylor commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    ADMIN, your comment was made July 2020 and there still is not a delete button ?
    I do not see an update from you as to your progress. Please have your "teams" work on this feature.

  • Richard commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    We really should be able to set an automatic deletion of messages and files after a certain length of time, both as a global policy and at individual chat as well as chat members being able to trigger deletion of old messages themselves. Admittedly all members of a chat group should get a say for a clear out of older messages.as it affect all members rather than just individuals.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Should I recommend my clients to use other solutions? How can you pretend it is in the process of finalizing designs for a so easy to implement functionnality?! It is not the role of an Admin to decide wether a chat (especially private ones) can be deleted or not!!

  • Adam commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Microsoft seems to be stalling on this issue. Need a suggestion for similar function app where deleting chats is a given right. This is ridiculous...

  • Genevieve Bantle commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I wish I could vote for this more than once. The clutter of old chats is making it time consuming to keep just what's important in front of you. Imagine if you couldn't delete emails that were just to set up a meeting time... from three years ago.

  • Jose Colon commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    DELETE, DELETE, DELETE private chats. What's so hard about this. Is there anyone listening at MS? Zoom does this so it can't be that hard. I guess its because we are dealing with MS...so frustrating. It is so confusing with all the chats. Even when you hide them they come back days later. And you are thinking you are or responding to a new question or something.

  • Hussain commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Please proceed to provide to the user the ability to delete -1- the entire discussion, -2- many parts of the discussion, -3- one by one, part of the discussion.

    People cannot understand why it is taking more than two years for Microsoft to decide on this functionality, to design and to develop.

  • Peter commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I have raised this with O365 support - lots of apologies but no action.

    I have direct messaged the Teams twitter account - no action.

    I have asked the Teams twitter account if they even look at User voice - apparently they do actively review User Voice. - well this is clearly not true of this topic.

    I am at a loss for where to go next on this most basic of privacy features, as all the official channels do not work.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Is there any update on being able to delete chats? Using Teams more and more means that this is a vital setting!!

  • Olivier commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Please proceed to provide to the user the ability to delete -1- the entire discussion, -2- many parts of the discussion, -3- one by one, part of the discussion.

    People cannot understand why it is taking more than two years for Microsoft to decide on this functionality, to design and to develop.

  • Nick commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    In Skype I could easily delete the Chat history. Now that we switched to teams, I have to see Teams chat history for ever.

    It's just MORE CLUTTER on my screen and creates a legal liability.

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