Microsoft has combined chat and channels in Teams as part of a redesign that will include a new threaded conversation experience.  Channel conversations — currently accessed in the team section — will be moved to chat. The goal is to make it easier for users to view all their messages in one place rather than continuously switching between sections.  “This integrates both chat and channels into your critical workflows, making it easier to access, triage, and organize your conversations,”  Jeff Teper, president of Collaborative Apps and Platforms at Microsoft, said in a blog post Monday.  New filters available in Teams can be applied to let users focus on chats, channels, or unread messages.

Source: ComputerWorld