In the age of the pandemic, Microsoft Teams runs on millions of devices worldwide.
Businesses and schools had no choice but to go online, and people followed.
You may sometimes want to blockcertain usersor groups youre not directly connected to.
This approach helps you to keep your Teams account clutter-free.
Or maybe you simply want to block annoying users who keep on sending you spam messages.
Lets see what blocking options are currently available in Microsoft Teams.
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Can You Really Block Someone on Teams?
Well, Microsoft Teams offers limited blocking options.
To be able to block someone, that person must have an official and authenticated caller ID.
In other words, you cant really block external users or guest users.
The fact that theres no clear Block option on theContactslist is really annoying.
Apparently, the feature is not fully functional yet.
Nevertheless, these prefs are confusing.
Then click onPrivacyand tick the checkbox that saysBlock calls with no caller ID.
How Do You Know If Someone Blocked You on Microsoft Teams?
To peek if somebody blocked you on Microsoft Teams, take a stab at @mention them.
If you cant, chances are they either muted you or blocked you.
If you cant call them or see their status, that confirms they blocked you.
The case has been open since 2018.
