How to block someone in Microsoft Teams (desktop and mobile)

Having to block someone from a chat tool or social network is not pleasant, but sometimes we have no choice. Who has not ever been in a situation like this? Microsoft Teams is not spared (although to a lesser extent) from this and here too you can suffer acoso, bullying o stalking.

Today we are going to learn how to block or mute someone in Teams, both from the desk and on our mobile phone.

Can I block someone in Teams?

As you can imagine, this is one of the characteristics most demanded by the users of the platform. The answer is somewhat ambiguous, because although it is possible to block someone in Teams, We can only do it with users who have the status of “guests”.

If what we want is to block someone from our organization, we will need to contact the systems administrator of the company or institution. Alternatively, we can remove all notifications from that person or even leave the channel in which we are being disturbed.

Block guest users in Teams (desktop and web app)

To block a user as a guest in Microsoft Teams for desk or from the webapp, just follow the steps below:

1. Opens Microsoft Teams.
2. Go to the tab «Chat» in the left side menu.
3. Click on the three points next to the name of the contact we want to block.
4. Click on the option “To block” that appears in the drop-down menu.

Block guest users on Teams (Android and iOS)

If you are using Teams from your phone with Android or iOS, the steps to follow to block someone are as follows:

1. Opens Microsoft Teams.
2. Go to the tab «Chat».
3. Click on the conversation with the person you want to block.
4. Click on the Name of the person.
5. Select option “Block contact”.

Mute someone in Microsoft Teams

As we have already said, we will not always have the option of blocking the person who is bothering or harassing us, because unfortunately sometimes they are part of our organization. An ideal alternative for these situations is mute notifications coming from said individual.

To mute a contact in Teams to desktop or web we have to do the following:

1. Opens Microsoft Teams.
2. Go to the tab «Chat».
3. Click on the three points next to the name of the contact we want to block.
4. Click on the option “Silence”.

To mute a contact in Teams to iOS or Android the steps to follow are these:

1. Opens Microsoft Teams.
2. Go to the tab Chat.
3. Click on the conversation with the person you want to silence.
4. Click on the Name of said person.
5. Select option «Mute chat».

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