Make public channel private
It would be nice to convert some of our already established channels to private now the feature is available in the same way it may be desired to de-classify a private channel to public at some point too.
Currently a channel privacy can only be set during creation.

Thank you for your feedback! The team has reviewed this request and has added it to our backlog for both Standard (Public) to Private and Private to Standard (Public) channel conversion. We will share an update as soon as it’s available.
798 comments
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Anonymous commented
any updates on this?
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Anonymous commented
+1 please!
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Anonymous commented
Please move quickly on this option as access to channels changes rapidly in a business environment.
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Katy Noble commented
This is crazy that you don't have the flexibility for this. Of course, you should be able to change privacy and access settings for channels, this is just basic project management flexibility!
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Rainer Bohnert commented
this is something i would LOVE to have as well. ASAP.
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FUVITECH commented
Please add this feature soon!
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Anonymous commented
We need this option ASAP!!!
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Anonymous commented
Please add this feature soon!
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Jorge de Aristegui commented
Yes, please add this feature asap. +10
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Stephanie commented
Thank you for considering this request. It is quite inconvenient to think I need to open a new channel and copy and move all contents and then decommission the old channel - just to keep the content private. Is there an ETA on the expected release date?
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JD commented
To those complaining its been on the backlog for 6 months - there are things that have been on the backlog for 2+ years. Being on the backlog really doesn't mean you should expect to see it anytime soon - it just means they agree it would be a good feature to implement.
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Markus Lyschik commented
It's on the backlog for more than six month. Do you see any release date in the sky?
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Anonymous commented
Hi Alex, is there an estimated date for this function, which is much needed, to be addressed? It has been 6 months already!
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JW commented
Yes, please add this feature asap.
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Frank Kjær commented
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Anonymous commented
Hey MS Teams team.
I really don't know what to say. Sure, bugs exist after a software release. But if you simply copy the idea of an existing app I'd expect a better job in general. And after over one year of Corona some bugs in Teams are completely out of question (and totally annoying)!
Eliminate this bug (convert channels from public to private and vice versa)!
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Chris commented
I'll add my voice to this too. Teams should not be so inflexible.
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Dirk commented
Please add this feature.
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Karen B commented
This seems like such a BASIC function that we should not have to BEG for. Super frustrating.
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Anshul Garg commented
Definitely need this asap!