Microsoft Teams: Channel Agent Updates

Summary

Updates include dynamic, channel‑aware welcome messages, greater flexibility in channel creation (with or without an agent), expanded agent permissions for member management, scheduling enhancements, and overall quality improvements.

Status
Rolling out
General availability target
Mar 2026
Preview target
Not published
Products
Microsoft Teams
Clouds
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)
Release phases
General Availability, Targeted Release
Platforms
Android, Desktop, iOS
Added to the roadmap
24 Feb 2026
Last changed
25 Mar 2026 · 6mo ago
recently changed
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