Use Teams on the web Join a meeting in Teams Join without a Teams account Join a meeting outside your org Join on a second device Join as a view-only attendee Join from Google Schedule in Teams Schedule from Outlook Schedule from Google Start an instant meeting Add a dial-in number Add co-organizers Personal meeting templates Manage your calendar See all your meetings Get started in calendar Customize your calendar View multiple calendars Share your calendar Meeting controls Change your background Apply video filters Mute and unmute Raise your hand Use live reactions Take meeting notes Join a breakout room Use a green screen Customize your view Join as an avatar Customize your avatar Use emotes, gestures, and more Present content Presenter modes Laser point or draw Share physical content Cast to a Teams Room Use the green room Manage the lobby Manage attendee audio and video Manage what attendees see Spotlight a video Manage breakout rooms Assign people to breakout rooms Meeting attendance reports Meeting options Manage audio settings Use meeting themes Reduce background noise Voice isolation Mute notifications Record a meeting Share and download a recording Delete a recording Live transcription Edit or delete a transcript Customize access to recordings or transcripts Customize recap summaries Language interpretation Multilingual speech recognition Hide attendee names End-to-end encryption Sensitive content detection Overview of Microsoft Teams Premium Intelligent productivity Advanced meeting protection Engaging event experiences Discover events Event features at scale Publicize events Manage registration Customize event emails Attend an event Recap and manage recordings Schedule a webinar Customize a webinar Publicize a webinar Manage webinar registration Change webinar details Manage webinar emails Cancel a webinar Manage webinar recordings Webinar attendance report Get started with town hall Schedule a town hall Manage town hall emails Customize a town hall Host a town hall Control production tools Attend a town hall Chat in a town hall Town hall insights Manage town hall recordings Cancel a town hall Get started with immersive events Schedule an immersive event Customize an immersive event Host an immersive event Attend an immersive event Switch to town halls Schedule a live event Invite attendees organizer checklist For tier 1 events Produce a live event Produce a live event with Teams Encoder Allow anonymous presenters Attendee engagement report Recording and reports Attend a live event in Teams Participate in a Q&A Use live captions Setting up large meetings and events Presenting in large meetings and events Producing large meetings and events Hosting hybrid meetings and events in Microsoft Teams Rooms Can't join a meeting Meetings keep dropping Camera isn't working Microphone isn't working Speaker isn't working Can't record a meeting Can't transcribe a meeting Call and meeting quality Meeting chat access Breakout rooms issues Immersive spaces issues Join Teams meetings anytime, anywhere, from any device. For the best experience, join from the Teams desktop or mobile apps. If you're having trouble joining a Teams meeting, try these tips: I can't join a Teams meeting . In this article Dial in or out by phone Join a meeting organized by a Teams personal account user Join anonymously or from a different account Join from calendar or ID Connect to a room while you join Join from the live meeting bar Edit your display name Join in a channel Join a meeting as an avatar In your meeting invite, select the meeting link to join on Teams for web or desktop. The appearance of the meeting link in your invite may vary depending on when the meeting was scheduled: For meetings scheduled after January 20, 2026 (for some regions - from January 8, 2026), the invite shows the full meeting link (URL). For older meetings, the invite may show a “Join meeting now” link instead. Both formats work the same way—just select the link to join the meeting. If you already have the Teams app, the meeting will open there automatically. If you don’t have a Teams account and the organizer has allowed it, you can enter your name to join the meeting. If you have a Teams account, select Sign in to join with access to the meeting chat and more. You'll then join the meeting right away or enter the lobby until an organizer admits you. Join a meeting organized by a Teams personal account user Use your Teams account to attend a meeting set by a Teams personal account user. You can join from your Teams calendar. If someone sends you a meeting invite in Chat , select the link and select Join now . In Teams, select Calendar to see your meetings. Select the meeting you want to attend. You’re not required to switch between Teams personal use and Teams (work or school). If you join a meeting on Teams for personal use, you’ll join the meeting with your personal Teams account. The Microsoft Privacy Statement governs data for meetings with personal Teams accounts. Some meeting features may be unavailable for Teams personal accounts. Learn more about meeting experiences for Microsoft Teams Free participants . Join from calendar or ID Join from calendar Select Calendar in Teams. Select a meeting. Join with a meeting ID Select Calendar on the leftmost side of Teams. Select Calendar on the leftmost side of Teams. Select the dropdown arrow next to Meet now and select Join with an ID # . Select the dropdown arrow next to Meet now and select Join with an ID # . Enter a meeting ID and passcode. You can find the meeting ID and passcode: In the meeting details from your Teams calendar. Select Details > Show meeting info . At the top of your Teams meeting invite email. Enter a meeting ID and passcode. You can find the meeting ID and passcode:

In the meeting details from your Teams calendar. Select Details > Show meeting info . At the top of your Teams meeting invite email. The Join with an ID option in your Teams calendar requires an Exchange Online mailbox. If you don't have an Exchange Online mailbox, you won't see this option. Join with ID from the Teams marketing page You can also join a meeting directly from the Teams marketing page —no need to open the Teams app first. It's a quick way to join if you have the meeting details but not the link. Open the Teams marketing page in any browser. Enter the Meeting ID and Passcode provided by the meeting organizer. Select Join meeting . Join from the live meeting bar Join a meeting you RSVP'd Accept or Tentative (default) to from the live meeting bar. The live meeting bar shows the title of the meeting, as well as how many other meetings are live. When the meeting bar appears, select Join to join that meeting. When multiple meetings are active, select View meetings to see a list of the meetings and join a meeting directly. To turn off the live meeting bar, select Settings and more > Settings in Teams. In Notifications and activity > Meetings , turn off the Show meeting join bar toggle. Join in a channel If a meeting takes place in a channel, you’ll see an invitation to join, relevant content, and who’s in the meeting right in the channel. Just select Join . To join a meeting that has already started from the meeting chat: Select Chat in Teams. Select Chat in Teams. At the top of the chat, select Join . From the live meeting status bar at the top of the chat, you can also see participants who have already joined the meeting, open and participate in the meeting chat, and more. At the top of the chat, select Join . From the live meeting status bar at the top of the chat, you can also see participants who have already joined the meeting, open and participate in the meeting chat, and more. To join an instant meeting from a group chat, see Start an instant meeting in Microsoft Teams . Dial in or out by phone Dial in or out to join a Teams meeting with your phone or invite someone else by calling their phone. If you see a phone number and conference ID in your meeting invite, dialing into the meeting is available. To learn more, see Join a Teams meeting by phone . If you can’t find a phone number in the meeting invite, contact your IT admin. To dial out to your phone to join a meeting: Select Calendar in Teams. Select a meeting. Select more join options from the pre-join screen. Select Call me . Enter the phone number you want to be called from and select Call me . When you answer the call, say “OK” or press 1 to join, depending on org settings. Hang up or select Disconnect in the meeting window to end your phone call. To dial out to another person’s phone during a meeting: Select People in your meeting controls. Add their phone number in Invite someone or dial a number . Select Add phone . The person will be called and will need to say “OK” or press 1 to join the meeting, depending on org settings. Join anonymously or from a different account To join a Teams meeting with a different account: Select the meeting in your Teams calendar. Select the meeting in your Teams calendar. Select Change next to your account at the top of the pre-join screen. Select Change next to your account at the top of the pre-join screen. Select the account you want to join the meeting with. If you don't see the account you want to join from, select Add another account . Then, add an existing account, or select Create or use another account to create or sign into a new one. Select the account you want to join the meeting with. If you don't see the account you want to join from, select Add another account . Then, add an existing account, or select Create or use another account to create or sign into a new one. Select Join to enter the meeting. Select Join to enter the meeting. To join a Teams meeting anonymously: Select the meeting in your Teams calendar. Select Change next to your account at the top of the pre-join screen. Select Join without signing in . Type your name in at the top of the pre-join screen. Select Join to enter the meeting. Connect to a room while you join Before you join a Teams meeting, you can connect to a meeting room and use its audio and video devices. To connect to a room: Join your meeting. Before you enter, wait for a room to be detected. Important Enable Bluetooth on your device to detect rooms nearby. Join your meeting. Before you enter, wait for a room to be detected. Enable Bluetooth on your device to detect rooms nearby. Select Room audio and confirm the room you want to connect to. Note Select X to close a suggested room and search for a different one. Rooms with the Cast icon are in close proximity. Select Room audio and confirm the room you want to connect to. Select X to close a suggested room and search for a different one. Rooms with the Cast icon are in close proximity. Select Join now . Select Join now . Edit your display name Customize your presence during a Teams meeting by editing your display name. To edit your display name, the meeting organizer must have turned on Let people edit their display name in meeting options . To edit your display name: Select People in your meeting controls. In the Participants pane, hover over your name and select More options > Edit display name . Enter a name and select Save . Your edited name will remain throughout the duration of the meeting. Join a meeting as an avatar You can join any Teams meeting as a personalized avatar by following the instructions here . There are many ways to join a Teams meeting from a mobile device. The first time you join a Teams meeting or call on a device running iOS 14, you might see a message from your browser indicating that Teams is requesting local network access. This is due to a change in privacy enhancements for iOS 14. Teams needs local network permissions to support peer-to-peer (P2P) architecture in meetings and calls. In this article Join a meeting organized by a Teams personal account user Join from calendar or ID Join anonymously or from a different account Join from a notification Join on multiple devices Join in a channel Join with Apple CarPlay Watch this video for a quick overview of joining a Teams meeting on mobile. If you join from a mobile device, your device's screen will stay on as long as you have the meeting window open. If you turn your screen off, you'll stay connected but the device will lock. Tap Join the meeting now in your meeting invite to open the Teams app and join the meeting. If you don’t have the app, the app store will open for you to download it. Try to download the app before the meeting starts. It might take a minute or two, depending on your internet connection. If you already have the Teams app, the meeting will open there automatically. If you don’t have a Teams account , tap Join as a guest and enter your name to join the meeting. If you have a Teams account, tap Sign in to join with access to the meeting chat and more. You'll then join the meeting right away or enter the lobby until an organizer admits you. Join a meeting organized by a Teams personal account user Use your Teams account to attend a meeting set by a Teams personal account user. You can join from your Teams calendar. If someone sends you a meeting invite in Chat , select the link and select Join now . In Teams, select Calendar to see your meetings. Find the meeting you want to attend and select Join . You’re not required to switch between Teams personal use and Teams (work or school). If you join a meeting on Teams for personal use, you’ll join the meeting with your personal Teams account. The Microsoft Privacy Statement governs data for meetings with personal Teams accounts. Some meeting features may be unavailable for Teams personal accounts. Learn more about meeting experiences for Microsoft Teams Free participants . Join from calendar To join a meeting from your Teams calendar: Tap the meeting you want to join. Join with a meeting ID from your Teams app Tap More > Join with meeting ID . Tap More > Join with meeting ID . Enter a meeting ID and passcode. You can find the meeting ID and passcode: In the meeting details from your Teams calendar. Open the meeting info and tap Details > See more . At the bottom of your Teams meeting invite email. Enter a meeting ID and passcode. You can find the meeting ID and passcode: In the meeting details from your Teams calendar. Open the meeting info and tap Details > See more . At the bottom of your Teams meeting invite email. Tap Join meeting . Tap Join meeting . Join from a notification When a Teams meeting starts, you’ll get a notification that’ll bring you directly to the meeting. Just tap the notification to join. Join in a channel If a meeting takes place in a channel, you’ll see an invitation to join, relevant content, and the organizer right in the channel. Just tap Join . If the meeting or meeting chat has already begun, it appears in your recent chat list. Open the chat and then tap Join at the top of the chat. Some meetings let you join by dialing a phone number if you're unable to use the Teams app. If there's a phone number in the meeting invite, tap it to dial the number and the conference ID. Once you're connected, dial 1 to join the meeting. If you're the meeting organizer, you'll need to enter the dial-in PIN when you call in to a meeting. Need help finding the dial-in PIN? Tap Reset dial-in PIN on the meeting invite. Make sure you save the PIN somewhere; you can only view it once when you reset it. If you forget your dial-in PIN, reset it again. Join anonymously or from a different account Join a Teams meeting anonymously or from a different account by switching accounts on the pre-join screen. To switch accounts: Tap a meeting on your Teams calendar. Under your video preview, check which account you're signed into. Tap Switch to change accounts. Choose an account under Signed in accounts , or tap Use another account to add a different one. To join anonymously: Tap a meeting on your Teams calendar. Tap Switch > Join without signing in . Enter your name. Join on multiple devices Join a meeting on more than one device for more collaboration and content-sharing options. For example, if you're in a meeting on your laptop, join on your phone as well to share live video, control a presentation, and more. To join on multiple devices: Join your meeting from your primary device. Open the Teams app on your mobile device. Make sure both devices are signed in to the same Teams account. You’ll see a notification at the top of your mobile screen with a Join the meeting on this device option. Tap Join the meeting on this device to add your mobile device to the meeting. Your mobile device speaker and mic will be muted automatically to prevent an echo effect. To learn more, see Join a Teams meeting on a second device and Share content in a meeting . Join with Apple CarPlay Dial into your next scheduled meeting on the road safely with Apple CarPlay. To use CarPlay with Teams, you'll need: A vehicle that supports CarPlay The Teams mobile app for iOS (version released Aug. 31, 2021 or later) To join a Teams meeting from CarPlay: Connect your iPhone to your vehicle using Bluetooth or a USB cable. Connect your iPhone to your vehicle using Bluetooth or a USB cable. Tap Teams to prompt Siri. Tap Teams to prompt Siri. Use Siri voice commands to join your meeting. Say something like, "Call next meeting using Teams." Note If Siri voice commands don't work for you, check with your IT admin to make sure they allow using CarPlay with Teams . Use Siri voice commands to join your meeting. Say something like, "Call next meeting using Teams." If Siri voice commands don't work for you, check with your IT admin to make sure they allow using CarPlay with Teams . Use the Teams meeting controls on your car's display. Use the Teams meeting controls on your car's display. You can join a meeting as early as 15 minutes before and as late as five minutes after the meeting starts. If you have conflicting meeting times, Teams joins the meeting that starts first. If both start at the same time, Teams joins the meeting with the title that comes first alphabetically. The Teams calendar doesn't update unless you have the app open. It's possible a recent meeting invite won't be reflected in your calendar. You can only use Teams audio. When you join a meeting, your mic is muted. To learn more, see Place Microsoft Teams calls with Apple CarPlay . Recommended articles Teams meetings basics Join a meeting without a Teams account Thank you for your feedback!