How to Join a Microsoft Teams Meeting on Any Device

To join a Microsoft Teams meeting, open the meeting link in your invitation, choose the Teams app or a supported desktop browser, check your microphone and camera, and select Join now. You may enter immediately or wait in the lobby for admission.

You can also join through your Teams calendar, a channel, or a meeting ID and passcode. Joining without an account depends on the organizer’s settings.

Join from a meeting link on your computer

1. Open the invitation in your email, calendar, or chat. Select the meeting URL or Join meeting now; either invitation format works.
2. Open Teams when prompted, or choose the browser option described below.
3. On the pre-join screen, check your account, camera, microphone, and audio source. Select Join now when ready.

For computer sound, select Computer audio and confirm the intended speaker and microphone. Keep your microphone muted until you need to speak. Your camera can stay off.

Microsoft explains the available audio sources in its Teams audio settings guide.

Join in a browser or without an account

On a computer, you do not need to install Teams. Use Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome for the browser joining route.

1. Open the invitation link and select Continue on this browser.
2. Allow microphone and camera access if you want to use them. You can still turn either device off in Teams.
3. Enter your name if prompted, check your settings, and select Join now.

A meeting link does not guarantee anonymous access. Some meetings require an authorized account or email verification. If prompted, follow the sign-in instructions or enter the one-time code sent to your email. See Microsoft’s instructions for joining without an account.

Join from your calendar, meeting ID, or channel

From the Teams calendar

Open Calendar, select the meeting, and choose Join. Check your devices on the pre-join screen before entering.

With a meeting ID and passcode

Open Microsoft’s Join a Teams meeting page, enter the Meeting ID and Passcode from your invitation, and select the join button. These meeting credentials are separate from your account password.

In the desktop app, you can also use Calendar > the arrow beside Meet now > Join with an ID. That calendar option requires an Exchange Online mailbox.

From a channel or meeting chat

Open the channel hosting the meeting and select Join on its meeting invitation. For a meeting already underway, you can also open its chat and select Join at the top.

These routes are documented in Microsoft’s guide to joining Teams meetings.

Join on an iPhone, iPad, or Android device

Use the Teams mobile app; Teams meetings are not supported in mobile web browsers.

1. Tap the invitation link. If the app is missing, install it from your device’s app store, then return to the invitation and tap the link again.
2. Sign in, or select Join as a guest when available. Enter your name and complete any required verification.
3. Allow microphone access if you plan to speak, check your camera and microphone, and tap Join meeting or the join button shown.

Join by dialing a phone number

If your invitation includes a dial-in number and Phone conference ID, call that number and follow the prompts. Use the details in your own invitation, not the examples below.

This connects meeting audio; use another device for shared visuals if needed. See Microsoft’s phone joining instructions.

If you cannot get into the meeting

• Waiting in the lobby: contact the organizer. If your request times out after 30 minutes, reopen the correct invitation and try again.
• Wrong account or access denied: use the account the invitation was sent to. Ask the organizer about organization restrictions.
• Meeting locked: the organizer must unlock it before you can enter.
• No Join option: ask whether the event was created as an online Teams meeting.
• Connection problems: check your internet connection or try the Teams app on another supported device.

Match the message you see to Microsoft’s meeting joining troubleshooting guide before changing unrelated settings.