Can new members to group chats see previous chat history?

Question

Can new members to group chats see previous chat history? New members can see old posts when made on a private channel- but these are shown in a different way than chats, and are less convenient to track since these do not provide new message notifications like chats do. I have stopped trying to send messages to team members via posts- since they need to actively open the team posts to check for new messages. It is much more convenient to use chats based on group meetings to send messages to the team- since these create notifications and get team members' attention more effectively. However, new team members report they can't see previous chats this way. Both post and chat have their own advantages-and it's unfortunate they both don't work in the same way.

If there is a better way to handle this I'd appreciate learning about it! This is one of several areas where Teams functions are not consistent across different apps, and also not consistent when using desktop or web versions. I think this is an area that needs constant improvement.