Unable to Create a "General" Channel from Scratch in Teams Desktop

OMG! This is what Product Management shouldn't ever look like. Would it be so hard to ask a set of users what the change in functionality should like, and how were they using the product?
Hard-coded stuff is always difficult to understand from a user's standpoint...

Hello - not sure if this still works, but I was able to do this on iphone a few weeks ago, and the mobile version of Teams still auto-creates the General channel as before. If you can USE THE TEAMS APP ON YOUR PHONE (not the desktop) - and it will only ask you to name the "Team" and will automatically add "General" as the first channel.
When using app on your Phone (for now, until Microsoft messes it up further) - you only have to enter the Team Name, and General Channel is set up automatically. Hope this helps - let us know if that doesn't work.

Just had a call with MS support, they have confirmed it is a known bug related to roadmap ID 395931. They are expecting a fix in Q1 2025 ...

It was mentioned earlier in this thread that a fix is expected by Q1 2025. The original intended feature, to my understanding, is this one ( https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=395931 ). I have a few questions regarding the behaviors that will result from this fix:

• On Teams UI, will it create a default General and a named channel OR a default General channel only and then we can rename it?
• On the Graph API, will the call to retrieve the primary channel( https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/team-get-primarychannel?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http ) correctly return the General channel, even if it was renamed?
• When renaming the General channel in the UI, does it rename the General channel folder in SharePoint?

Hi @Shajia,

Any news regarding this bug? Many of us need to be able to use "General" as the name of our first channel in a Team.

I can understand that many users requested to be able to change that name, but I believe that the majority of us were perfectly happy with the name "General".

Thank you!

Josu

Hello Zerotsj

 

Good day to you and thanks for your post in Microsoft community. Hope this finds you well.

 

I am writing to sincerely apologize for the inconvenience you have experienced due to Unable to Create a "General" Channel from Scratch in Teams Desktop

 

Upon investigating the matter from our end, and it appears that you’ve encountered a common issue in Microsoft Teams. The “General” channel is indeed reserved and automatically created when a new team is set up.   the General channel no longer automatically created when creating a Team from scratch(a basic team)**,**seems currently to get this General channel created, you need to use the More create team optionsand choose the "From another team" or "From a template" and use the "Manage a Project" for example.

 

 

you can check this thread also: New Team doesn't have a General Channel - Microsoft Community

 

 

This behavior will be reported to Microsoft for confirmation, and we will monitor it. We will provide you with an update as soon as we receive it.

 

If there is anything we can do to assist you or if you have any further concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Your satisfaction is our top priority, and we are here to support you in any way we can.

Your kind understanding is greatly appreciated.

 

Sincerely,

Shajia Afrin | Community Moderator

Hi