How to Leave a Microsoft Team on Desktop or Mobile

To leave a Microsoft team, open the menu beside the team's name, select Leave team, and confirm. You can do this in the desktop or web app, or in Teams for Android. Microsoft currently directs iPhone and iPad users to the desktop or web app instead.

These instructions apply to teams in a work or school organization. Leaving a team changes your membership; it is different from leaving a meeting, closing a group chat, or signing out. The example screens use a fictional team called Project Atlas.

How to leave a Microsoft team on desktop or web

The same basic process works on Windows, Mac, and the web. Your navigation may look different depending on whether you use Microsoft's combined or separate chat and channels view.

1. Find the team. Open Teams with the account that belongs to it. In the combined layout, open Chat and use the Channels filter to find your teams and channels. In the separate layout, open Teams. Locate the team name, rather than an individual channel such as General.

   

2. Open the team's menu. Point to its name and select More options (...), then choose Leave team. Check that you opened the menu for the correct team.

   

3. Confirm your choice. Read the confirmation and approve leaving. Cancel if you selected the wrong team. Microsoft documents this confirmation in its official instructions for leaving a team.

   

4. Check the list afterward. The team should disappear from your membership list. If another device still shows it, refresh or reopen Teams before assuming the change failed.

   

How to leave a team on Android

1. Open the Teams Android app, tap Teams, and find the team you want to leave.

   

2. Tap More options (...) beside the team's name, then tap Leave team.

   

3. Complete any confirmation shown and check that the team is no longer listed. If the action is unavailable, use the desktop or web app to check the membership restrictions below.

   

What about iPhone and iPad?

Microsoft's current iOS instructions say to use the desktop or web app to leave a team. Sign in on a computer and follow the desktop steps above. Do not assume Android's menu instructions apply to the iOS app.

Why is Leave team missing?

A missing command does not necessarily mean the app is broken. First, verify that you are in the correct account and organization and that you opened the team's menu, rather than a channel or chat menu.

• Organization-wide team: Members cannot leave these themselves. Microsoft's organization-wide team documentation explains that owners can remove users when needed. Ask the owner or your IT administrator to review your membership.
• Dynamic membership: Some teams use rules based on Microsoft Entra ID attributes. Microsoft says dynamic teams hide membership commands, including leaving. An administrator must review the rule or relevant account information; an ordinary team owner cannot simply remove a dynamically assigned member.
• Different mobile interface: Try the supported desktop or web route. If the command is also absent there, give IT the team name and describe the missing option.

A useful request is: “I no longer need Project Atlas, but Leave team is unavailable. Can you check whether its membership is organization-wide or managed by a rule?”

What to check before leaving

Finish any handoff and make sure you have an approved way to access work you still need. Do not assume old channel or file links will remain usable after your membership ends. Leaving removes you from the team; it does not delete the team for everyone else.

If you manage the team, arrange another owner before departing. Microsoft explains how an existing owner can make another member a team owner.

Also, team membership and app licensing are different administrative matters. Teams licenses are assigned to users, including through group-based policies. Do not assume leaving one team automatically cancels your license; ask IT if access to Teams itself is a concern.

Can you rejoin after leaving?

Leaving is not necessarily permanent. Eligible users can usually join a public team directly. A private team requires the owner's approval or help adding you back. If you were a guest, contact the owner about restoring access. Microsoft's guide to finding and joining teams explains the public and private routes.