How do I get the new Posts to be at the bottom not the top of a channel?

Andi Bullett 90

I want to see the new post at the bottom of the channel instead of the top. with the post at the top when you reply to a message you can only see the that 1 post. i like the old way where the posts are at the botton

Kael Yao-MSFT 37,676 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-04-24T02:06:29.3066667+00:00

Hi @Andi Bullett

Sorry not sure I understand the situation.

In my lab the new posts would be appended to the button.

Would you clarify more on "with the post at the top when you reply to a message you can only see the that 1 post"?

If possible please post screenshots of the symptom.

(Don't forget to hide your personal information in it)
Kael Yao-MSFT 37,676 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-04-27T08:54:42.3266667+00:00

Hi @Andi Bullett

I am writing here to confirm with you how thing going now?

Please let us know if you would like further assistance.
Rhonda 105 Reputation points

2023-05-04T13:23:05.1066667+00:00

What Andi is stating: Chats now are displaying new posts at the top of a channel, but we prefer to see them at the bottom instead. There use to be a View option to make sure they are appearing at the bottom but with this last update, that option has been taken away. Can we please have that option back so we can view all new posts at the bottom again.
RB 116 Reputation points

2023-05-26T14:13:06.53+00:00

100% agree, give us the option to view new posts at the bottom and don't force us to view them at the top!
Mike Shanholtz 65 Reputation points

2023-06-22T13:44:50.3433333+00:00

Humans start reading from the end of text. The text above has always been the text you've already read. From books to well... everything.

The fact that someone at Microsoft thought changing that was a good idea is so mind numbing I wouldn't even know where to begin...

It's absolutely bonkers and if there is no way to revert that I'm going to be ditching the desktop client as well.

Just wow...
Ian S 10 Reputation points

2023-06-22T14:17:36.6433333+00:00

Earlier this week, I toggled the option to try the new Teams that showed up in the top left corner. When I saw that it sorted so the newest post was at the top, I immediately switched back. Having the newest post at the top doesn't work well if I need to stay caught up on a conversation. I was dismayed this morning to discover that the option to have my feed sort the way that makes the most sense was removed without me having any control.
Tony Arends 5 Reputation points

2023-07-31T20:52:53.3933333+00:00

I agree with the sentiment here, but yall we need to understand that "new" teams isn't public release, its beta. we are knowingly trying it out. but again, i agree, @Microsoft please put the option for this back
Mike Shanholtz 65 Reputation points

2023-07-31T21:16:01.13+00:00

Tony, this is occurring in non-Beta Teams.

Not only do new group posts at the top, which... not enough time to get back into that silliness, but Chats and conversation pop-outs show new posts at the bottom still, creating amazing inconsistency.

It's not great. I very much wish to go back to the old version and someone should be firing people in the MS UX department...
Jared Bold-Gooding 5 Reputation points

2023-08-02T03:56:22.01+00:00

Can confirm, I now have a single Channel in a Team (out of 3 channels) that has decided to flip thread read display bottom to top, while the other 2 channels, and channels in other Teams are still appropriately reading top to bottom.

NOT on a Beta release.

Absolutely ridiculous change. Revert it, now.

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Ryan Boyd 50 Reputation points

2023-06-23T14:19:55.2966667+00:00

Echoing the feedback above. The one outlier within Channel Posts is completely derailing my workflow. Please either a) change it back to "newest on the bottom" or b) allow Users to select between top down or bottom up. The inconsistency between Chats, Channels and Activity Tabs is super-frustrating. And agree that most Users prefer "newest on the bottom"; especially, those that have been using Teams for years now. Change it back! :)
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Francisco G. Hillyer 50 Reputation points

2023-06-27T15:49:13.7+00:00

Good day everyone; I am also voting towards having the option to toggle the channel post sort inside the configuration settings.

Not every user accepts and or likes having this top-bottom format. While you may have valid reasons and probably a support base to make this change, not everyone is in tune/line with this.

The best course of action is to allow us, the end-user, to configure it to our liking, give us a choice and prevent imposing changes that, instead of promoting productivity, disrupt the flow.

Imagine you get into your car tomorrow, and the steering wheel is on the right seat like vehicles in other countries, and the roads are still made for Left seat driving.
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Keith Symmonds 30 Reputation points

2023-05-30T08:10:31.38+00:00

I'm dumping the Desktop Client. Quite honestly the worst implementation. Sticking to the web client. WHY CANT YOU BE CONSISTENT!!!!
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Bown, Craig 30 Reputation points

2023-06-26T16:58:24.37+00:00

Same thoughts as above - Please give us the ability to have new posts in teams at the bottom of the page (as they are - of course comments made later. New system makes no sense to people - who have become used to having to read down a page.

I have no idea who this would make sense to.

I sincerely hope for a reversal here because i may not use the desktop client for threads if this stays. We weren't given an option to give any opinion when the test was rolled out. Just forced to submit when it ceased. Not good Microsoft.
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Ranny Meier 0 Reputation points

2023-09-29T02:18:39.1366667+00:00

Fortunately, we can change back to the normal version. All of our apps have newest at the bottom in all of the list and tables. If someone wants it reversed there can be an option for that.
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Andy Tiller 5 Reputation points

2023-08-07T17:49:03.2433333+00:00

Yes please - comments at the bottom (just like they are here).
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