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Meeting chat coverage on WindowsForum.com focuses on how Microsoft Teams surfaces chat inside physical conference rooms. A recent discussion examines Teams Rooms on Android opening the meeting chat panel by default when a room joins in Gallery view, following Microsoft 365 Roadmap item 561604. The practical effect is that in-room participants see ongoing Teams chat immediately rather than navigating to it, but the change also raises display-default and privacy considerations for administrators, especially where front-of-room screens are visible to visitors. The tag is relevant to IT pros managing Teams Rooms deployments, meeting room displays, and Microsoft 365 rollout decisions.
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    Microsoft Teams In-Meeting Side Chats Planned for Desktop in November 2026

    Microsoft is working on a Teams feature that should make in-meeting side chats less awkward. If you've ever needed to ask a colleague a quick question during a Teams call, you know the routine: minimize the meeting, find the person in your chat list, type quickly, and hope you didn't miss the...
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    Teams Rooms Android Opens Meeting Chat by Default

    Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android now opens the meeting chat panel automatically when a room joins a meeting in Gallery view, changing what appears on the front-of-room display before anyone at the console touches a control. Microsoft marked Microsoft 365 Roadmap item 561604 as launched on...