MC704035 - Microsoft Teams: Integrate Chat notification with Meeting RSVP status

Updated May 28, 2025:November 26, 2024:  We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon to Microsoft Teams usersOutlook: Work hours and location information will soonbe available in the My Day pane in Outlook. Users will be able to control how they get notified in meeting chats through RSVPupdate their Work Hours and Location information from My Day and also see who is coming to their meetings. When they decline a meeting, they will not receive notifications or seeOffice. This message applies to new Outlook for Windows desktop and Outlook for the chats in chat list; when they accept a meeting, they will receive notification for all new messages. This release of Microsoft Teams Meeting ID will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web and will provide an additional way for users to control their chat list by selecting which meetings they want to receive message updates from.web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 161739412618.

When this will happen:

Targeted Release:  We will begin rolling out early April 2025December 2024 (previously mid-March)November) and expect to complete by mid-AprilJanuary 2025 (previously late March)mid-November). 

General Availability (Worldwide): will begin rolling out late April 2025 and expect to complete by early May.

General Availability (GCC): will begin rolling out late April 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025.

General Availability (GCC High):We will begin rolling out mid-MayJanuary 2025 (previously early October) and expect to complete by late May 2025.

General Availability (DoD): will begin rolling outJanuary 2025 (previously early June 2025 and expect to complete by mid-June 2025.December).

How this will affect your organization:

YouBefore this rollout, users can review and update their work hours and location information in Outlook Settings > Calendar > Work hours and location. This settings page will not receive notifications or see chats from meetings you declined. Youremain in place after the rollout.

After this rollout, users will also be able to set how you wantsee and update their work hours and location information in the My Day pane in Outlook. Changes to the My Day pane will sync to any other work hours and location settings made in Outlook.

My Day pane with prompt to Set up your work location:

My Day pane with work location information, which can be notified for meetings you RSVP with Accept or Tentative from Microsoft Teams settings.updated:

This feature is on by default.

What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You mightmay want to notify your users about this new capability to control meeting chat notifications by RSVP to meetings. change and update any relevant documentation.