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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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  • Emma commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    A bit strange that the whole programme was built and no one thought let’s have a delete button :/

  • derek commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    At least the person that created the chat should be able to delete it as the moderator. But all private chats should give each users the option to delete it. It is like being recorded without permission. Can you imagine all the conspiracy theories flying around that MS is holding and keeping track of all big corporations Chatter? Just sayin..I am not a conspiracy theroist but if I owned a major corporation I would probally use something else for a chat and video tool. Every chat program has a delete function to delete the whole chat. It is not that hard to do.

  • derek commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    At least the person that created the chat should be able to delete it as the moderator. But all private chats should give each users the option to delete it. It is like being recorded without permission. Can you imagine all the conspiracy theories flying around that MS is holding and keeping track of all big corporations Chatter? Just sayin..I am not a conspiracy theorist but if I owned a major corporation I would probably use something else for a chat and video tool. Every chat program has a delete function to delete the whole chat. It is not that hard to do.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I would recommend being able to show / hide parts of conversations by date, just to keep a clean look.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I would like to be able to delete chat history. All we can do it hide them. Will this be an update with MS Teams?

  • Aaron commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    DELETE FUNCTION 2 YEARS IN THE MAKING... AND STILL ON GOING.... COME ON!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Would be ideal to be able to delete chats. The deleted chats would remain in a "trash/recycle bin" until permanent deletion.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    must be able to delete chat history or we cant use this in my company. disappointing.

  • Don commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    this is super inconvenient if we cannot control delete function ; which in no way we will skip using TEAM for routine operation. Believe most of our senior management users do not aware this inconvenient features and will keep using others instant messaging platforms

  • Steven commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Since Teams is being selling as the new "future" for UC, why this basic feature is not available since the beginning? This is ridiculous. A LOT of bugs to fix.. Nothing to surprise. This is MSFT

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This is crazy!!!! Please enable this feature ASAP.......otherwise people wont use teams anymore

  • Manoj commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Delete option should be given atleast for first 10 min for those user who shared a file by mistake and want to delete

  • sangita commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    How many months and years it will take you to add this simple feature.????what is the update

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    June 09, 2020
    Thank you for your votes and comments on this feature. The team is in the process of finalizing designs for deleting private chat threads. I will update as we have more progress to share.

    Still waiting.

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