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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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  • ismail commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I want to delete chats. Not hide, delete. Please make this an option.

  • Ulas commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I want to delete chats. Not hide, delete. Please make this an option.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    It is really a basic function and doesn't work.

    I hope there is no data legal topic by saving all the messages.

    Is there any update?

  • Come on, man.. commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This is ridiculous. It's a pretty basic function.

    The pioneer of computing is unable to implement a basic feature and not only that - didn't even consider it necessary to begin with.

    Wow.

  • charles commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    We are users of this tool but we need to delete chats to keep our privacy for only us.

  • ljda commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I agree that Skype is a better tool for organizing an cleaning up chats. Every time we chat with someone the entire string from forever with that person appears because we cannot delete as you can in Skype. Please complete this process for deleting private chat threads!!

  • hongik commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I want to select and delete the entire message. It is the rights of the Teams user that can be deleted more easily. please

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Right now I'd have to say Skype is a better chat tool. I'm not liking the chat feature in Teams. Why is deleting an entire conversation such a big deal for Microsoft? Surely you knew that you would get negative feedback by not having the option. What is a valid reason Microsoft configured chat this way? Your customers deserve an explanation please.

  • Jason Wolf commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I want to delete chats. Not hide, delete. Please make this an option.
    Not everybody thinks or operates like the people who designed Teams.
    Did you design it for yourselves, for my boss, or for me the user?

  • Teija commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Skype for Business handles this much better! The archived chats are available in Outlook, but don't clutter the chat view. I recommend Teams do something similar.

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