As you may already know, when creating a Microsoft Teams, you can choose the privacy settings to be: Private means only the members added will be able to join the Teams, while Public means that anyone with the link to the Teams can join the fun. Org-wide is pretty self explanatory :simple_smile:.
At Ignite (November 4th till 8th 2019) Microsoft announced the general availability of private channels within Microsoft Teams. This is the top requested feature in the Teams User Voice for a long time. What is a private channel? Private Channels are channels that only specific members within a team can see and participate in.
Private Microsoft Teams Private Teams are permission-based, which means that users can join only after the team owner lets them in. Users cannot see private Teams when they navigate to the “Join or create a team “inside Microsoft Teams. There are a few possible ways how users can join a private team: Team owners can add them as members.
This of course begs the inquiry “What is a private channel in Microsoft Teams?”
Private channels in Microsoft Teams create focused spaces for collaboration within your teams. Only the users on the team who are owners or members of the private channel can access the channel. Anyone, including guests, can be added as a member of a private channel as long as they are already members of the team.
What are the privacy choices in Microsoft Teams?
When you try to create a new Team in Teams, you get not two, but three Privacy Choices to choose from: Public, Private, Org-Wide. Public and Private follow the same model I have previously described in Office 365 Group post.
How to create a public team in Microsoft Teams?
As for Teams, when the user opens the desktop app or browser version, clicks on Join or create a Team on the bottom left corner, the public team is showing up, and the user can join. Changing the privacy settings should be thoughtfully decided, because Public means Public!
Can I move a private channel to another team?
Only members of private channels can see and participate in private channels that they are added to. When a private channel is created, it’s linked to the parent team and can’t be moved to a different team. Additionally, private channels can’t be converted to standard channels and vice versa.
What are the channels available in teams?
Teams can have standard or private channels Standard channels are available to all team members in Teams. Most channels are standard channels. If you need a smaller, specific audience for a particular subject, you can use a private channel.
What is a private channel?
Channels that only specific members within a team can see and participate in So a private channel within a team can only consist of users who are a member of the team. This means people outside of the team cannot be a member of the private channel. What other things are good to know when you start planning on private channels?