MC674737 - Microsoft Teams: Emojis, GIFs and Stickers Unified in One Picker

Service

Microsoft Teams

Last Updated

Oct 10, 2024

Published Sep 11, 2023

Tag

Updated message
Feature update
User impact
Admin impact

Platforms

Desktop
Mac

Summary

Microsoft Teams will update to combine emojis, GIFs, and stickers in one picker. Rollout begins December 2023 for Targeted Release and completes by October 2024 for GCC, GCC High, DoD. No action needed for preparation. Roadmap ID 84023.

More information

Updated October 9, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Users can soon find all of their emojis, GIFs, and stickers in a combined picker in Microsoft Teams.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 84023

When this will happen:

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out in early December 2023 (previously late November) and expect to complete rollout by late January 2024 (previously mid-December).

Worldwide: We will begin rolling out in early April 2024 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete rollout by late July 2024.

GCC, GCC High, DoD: We will begin rolling out in late July 2024 (previously early June) and expect to complete rollout by late October 2024 (previously late September).

How this will affect your organization:

Users can find emojis, GIFs, and stickers combined in one menu under the smiley face icon. All the fun content will remain as normal for users to add in their messages.

       

What you need to do to prepare:

There is nothing you need to do to prepare.