Configure Teams Application Settings

The following describes the Teams application's settings. To access them, tap the avatar and then tap Settings.


Use this table as reference:

Idle Screen Description

Item

Description

Appearance

Dark Theme can be enabled to suit user preference (default is Light Theme). To enable Dark Theme:

1. Under 'Themes', tap Dark; the following prompt is displayed:

2. Choose Restart and then verify after the Teams application restarts that all screens (Teams application and Device Settings) are dark themed:

 

Manage Delegates

Delegates are users allowed to make and receive calls on the phone on the behalf of the phone owner. Delegates are used in boss-delegate configurations (see Use Boss-Admin).

To add a delegate:

1. Under 'Manage delegates', search for and tap the requested contact.
2. Enable or disable the actions that the delegate is allowed to perform, as required, then tap the checkmark. The delegate is added to the list under 'Manage delegates'.

Profile

Opens the user's email address, phone numbers, and photo / avatar picture.

Calling

Opens the Calls screen.

■ Incoming Calls
    ✔ Call forwarding. Enables automatically redirecting an incoming call to another destination.
    ✔ Forward to. Only displayed if ‘Call forwarding’ (the previous setting) is enabled. Defines the destination to which to forward incoming calls.
    ✔ Also ring. Only displayed if ‘Call forwarding’ is disabled. Tap either Off, Contact or number, or Call group.
    ✔ If unanswered. Only displayed if ‘Call forwarding’ is disabled. Defines the destination to which to forward unanswered incoming calls. Tap either Off, Voicemail, Contact or number, or Call group.
    ✔ Display call forward on home-screen. If enabled, displays a dropdown on the home screen, allowing you to specify the requested call forward action (Don't forward calls, Forward to voicemail, or Forward to contact or number).
■ Voicemail > Change voicemail greetings. Lets you record a message for voicemail, before the caller's message is recorded.
■ Ringtones: Set the requested ringtones for personal calls, forwarded calls, and delegated calls.
■ Call Views > Default view. Specify if the Calls screen should display the Speed Dial list or the recent call history.
■ Line Keys > Line keys settings. Manage line keys and set line key behavior.
■ Enable voice quality recording. Activate to attach a recording of the call when you report a problem to Microsoft Support.
■ Emergency location. Set a location where responders can reach you in the case of an emergency.
■ Accessibility
✔ Enable Teletypewriter mode. Enable to communicate over the phone line using text.
✔ Answer on Pickup. Automatic answer of calls when the handset is lifted or the speaker button is pressed.

Meetings

Opens the Meetings screen, from which you can configure meeting settings.

Home

Select what the home screen should display by default: Default view, favorites, recent call history, or line keys.

Notifications

Default: On (enabled). Allows notifications to be displayed. Slide left to switch off (disable); notifications will not be displayed.

What's new

Links to the 'What's new' page of Microsoft Teams devices.

About

Opens the About screen of Microsoft Teams.

Sign out

Lets you sign out of the phone application as one user and optionally sign in again as another user. See Sign Out for detailed information.

Device Settings

Opens the [Device] Settings screen. See Configure Device Settings for detailed information.