How to disable YouTube Videos Preview on Microsoft Teams

Author: Aradhya | Guide: Microsoft Teams |

Do YouTube videos preview automatically in the Microsoft Teams app? You can disable YouTube video preview in Microsoft Teams easily. This will prevent quick exhaustion of your data. Following the simple steps in the article below would guide you through the process of disabling youtube video preview in Microsoft teams. Read the FAQ section to know the answers to the most asked questions. Moreover, you can also mark messages unread on Microsoft Teams.

How To Disable Message Preview in Microsoft Teams

Disable YouTube Videos Preview in Microsoft Teams: 5 Steps

Step-1 Open the Microsoft Teams App: You need to unlock your Android device and open Microsoft Teams as the first step. Teams can be searched in the App list or the search bar.

If you don't have the app, you can download and install it from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

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Step-2 Tap on the Profile Icon: Next, tap on the profile icon on the top left corner of the screen. This contains all the settings and information related to the profile.

If you are not able to find the icon on the screen, you can refer to the image below to search for it.

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Step-3 Tap on Settings: There will be multiple options once you tap on the profile icon. Including set status, notifications, what's new. Tap on the settings category.

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Step-4 Tap on Messaging: Among various settings like profile, messaging, calling, and people. Go to the 'Messaging' settings.

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Step-5 Disable YouTube Preview: Disable 'Preview YouTube Videos. This will stop video autoplay on Teams.

Done!

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FAQ

How to hide a chat on Microsoft Teams?

Follow these steps-

  • First, open the Microsoft Teams app.
  • Second, select Chat to open the chat list.
  • Next, go to the conversation you want to hide by tapping on it.
  • Now, select More options.
  • Lastly, tap on 'Hide'.The chat and chat history will be hidden until someone posts a new message to it.

How to Unhide a chat on Microsoft Teams?

You can unhide a chat by searching for that chat in the search bar on the app. Then, go to show chat history. Then, long press the chat and select 'unhide'.

You're done!

How to Pin a chat on Microsoft Teams?

You can move frequently used chats to the top of your chat list for easy access.

Follow these steps-

  • One, open the Microsoft Teams app.
  • Two, select the Chat teams icon to open the chat list.
  • Three, go to the conversation you want to pin.
  • Now, select more options. Lastly, tap on Pin. This pins the chat at the top of your list.

How to Mute a chat on Microsoft Teams?

Want to mute a chat that has new messages every minute? You can mute a chat to stop receiving notifications while still being a part of the chat. Here's how-

  • One, open the Microsoft Teams App.
  • Next, select the chat icon to open the chat list.
  • Thereafter, go to the conversation you want to mute.
  • Then, select More options. Finally, tap on mute.

How to unmute a chat on Microsoft Teams?

Follow a similar process as the above and tap on 'unmute' and you will again start receiving notifications for new messages on the chat.

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