Can't tag/mention private channel in web and desktop teams with member role

Surya kumar 370 Reputation points
2023-10-16T00:32:25.86+00:00

Hello,

We aren't able to tag/@mention private channel in web teams as well as desktop teams, on the other hand we are able to tag private channel members.

We are able to do the both for other standard channels, however not for private channels.

Can someone help me with resolution?? Is it a bug from Microsoft?

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  1. Ran Hou-MSFT 7,585 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2023-10-16T01:51:59.43+00:00

    Hi @surya kumar

    According to the Microsoft support document, tags are not supported in private or shared channels. One of the possible reasons for this limitation is that some people with that tag might not have access to a private channel, and therefore they would not receive the notification or see the message. Another reason might be that tags are designed to be team-wide, and private channels are meant to be exclusive and focused spaces for collaboration within a team.

    Meanwhile, to get this feature more quickly, we recommend you give the feedback in Teams UserVoice. Many features of our current products are designed and upgraded based on customers’ feedback. With requirements like this increase, the problem may well be released in the future. Thanks for your understanding and support.

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  2. SM 0 Reputation points
    2023-10-17T07:58:53.6866667+00:00

    Hi, I'm having a similar issue, can't tag channel (private channel) but others in my team are able to. Not sure why it's not available when others can use this feature?


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