How to hide, show chats on Microsoft Teams

On Microsoft Teams there is an option that allows users to hide and show chats. Hidden chats will no longer show up on the Teams chat window until you or someone in the group resends the message.

How to hide, show chats on Microsoft Teams on PC

Method 1: Hide the Teams chat on PC

Note: The steps to hide Teams chat below apply to both individual chats and group chats.

To hide the Teams chat on your PC, follow the steps below:

Step 1: On the Teams window, find and click Chat in the left pane.

Step 2: Next, click the 3-dot icon next to the conversation you want to hide and then click Hide as below to hide the conversation:

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Method 2: Unhide, show Teams chats on PC

Alternatively, if you want, you can restore or unhide Teams chats at any time.

Note: The steps below also apply to unhide both private and group chats. However with group chats, you will have to type in a search for the names of different members in the chat.

To do this, follow these steps:

Step 1: First enter the username you want to unhide, show the Teams chats. On the list of search results, click that user.

Step 2: At this point, the screen will display a conversation between you and the other user in the Chat section. Click the 3-dot icon on the right and choose Unhide (unhide) to show the conversation.

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On the Teams app for Android and iOS, follow the steps below to hide a chat:

Step 1: On the Teams application window, find and click the Chat button at the bottom of the screen to display the chats.

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Step 2: Tap on the conversation you want to hide and then click the Hide chat option on the menu to hide the conversation.

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Important Note:

On the Teams app for Android and iOS there is no option to allow users to unhide and show a conversation. So you can only wait for one of your team members to resend the message or you can unhide these chats on Microsoft Teams on your PC.

Link to download the latest Microsoft Teams:

1. Link to download Microsoft Teams for Mac here.
2. Link to download Microsoft Teams for Windows here.
3. Link to download Microsoft Teams for Android here.
4. Link to download Microsoft Teams for iPhone here.

Micah Soto

Update 24 February 2021