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O365 - Teams

2026-01-08	Status	Description
10:38 AM		Admins are unable to add users to the owner or member roles for Private Microsoft Teams channels ID: TM1215277 Issue type: Advisory Status Service Degradation Impacted services Microsoft Teams Details Title: Admins are unable to add users to the owner or member roles for Private Microsoft Teams channels User impact: Admins are unable to add users to the owner or member roles for Private Microsoft Teams channels. Current status: We've received reports from admins unable to add users as owners or members for private channels. We've reviewed our logs and we’ve identified a recent service change that we suspect may be causing impact. We're testing and validating a potential fix that we anticipate will confirm our theory and resolve the issue. Scope of impact: Your organization is affected by this event, and admins are unable to add users to the owner or member roles for Private Teams channels. This section may be updated as our investigation continues. Next update by: Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 11:00 PM UTC

2026-01-06	Status	Description
09:19 AM		TEAMS NOTICE Users may be unable to search new users in Teams by their display name Service Degradation More info: This may impact users in both the desktop and web clients. Users can still search new users using their email address. Current status: The service provider has identified that a recent change to their Active Directory service introduced a regression affecting user search functionality. This change has been rolled back, and reindexing has been initiated for impacted customers. They expect the index rebuild to complete within 48 hours, after which normal search functionality will be restored for impacted users.

2026-01-05	Status	Description
10:42 AM		Users may see higher battery and CPU usage in Microsoft Teams calls when participants screenshare or share video Issue ID: TM1212913 Affected services: Microsoft Teams Status: Service degradation Issue type: Advisory Start time: Dec 22, 2025, 2:14 AM AST More info Microsoft Teams users on Windows may see higher battery and CPU usage when viewing a screenshare or video from other participants, which can lead to increased battery drain as more participants share video. This issue only impacts the Microsoft Teams desktop client on Windows. Scope of impact Any user may be impacted by this event and may see higher battery and CPU usage in Microsoft Teams calls when participants screenshare or share video. Root cause A recent routine Microsoft Teams update contained a code issue, leading to higher battery and CPU usage in Microsoft Teams calls. Current status Jan 7, 2026, 12:12 AM AST We've completed validation of the fix and have initiated its deployment. We're monitoring as it progresses and will provide a completion timeline when one becomes available. Next update by: Monday, January 12, 2026 at 3:30 AM AST History of updates Jan 5, 2026, 2:18 AM AST We received reports of an issue with higher battery and CPU usage within Microsoft Teams calls. We analyzed service telemetry and recent service changes, which identified a routine update containing a code issue that led to increased battery and CPU usage during calls. We're validating a fix in our internal testing environments. Once validation is complete, we'll monitor progress and proceed with full deployment to the impacted environments.