Overview
There are many ways to join a Teams meeting from a mobile device.
Note: The first time you join a Teams meeting or call on an Apple 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 order to participate in meetings and calls.
Instructions
In this article
Watch this video for a quick overview of joining a Teams meeting on mobile.
Note: If you're in a Teams meeting on your mobile device, the device's screen won't turn off if you don't navigate away from the meeting window (or if you navigate away but come back before it turns off). If you turn off your screen during a meeting, you'll stay connected but the device will lock.
Join by link
To get the best of Teams meetings on mobile, including audio, video, and content sharing, you’ll need to download and install the Teams mobile app.
If you have the app, tap Join the meeting now in the meeting invite to open the app and join the meeting.
If you don’t have the app, you’ll be taken to the app store where you can download it.
Note: Try to download the app before the meeting starts. It might take a minute or two, depending on your internet connection.
If you don’t have a Teams account, select Join as a guest and enter your name to join the meeting. Depending on how the meeting was set up, you may need to sign in to an account that was authorized for the meeting; for details, see Join a meeting without a Teams account .
If you have a Teams account, select Sign in and join to join with access to the meeting chat and more. Depending on the organizer’s settings, you may join the meeting right away or go to the lobby where someone else can admit you.
Join a meeting organized by a Teams personal account user
If you want to join a meeting organized by a Teams personal account user, you can use your Teams (work or school) account to attend the meeting. When you receive an invite to a meeting, you can join from your Teams calendar. If someone sends you a meeting invite in Chat, tap the link > Join now.
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In Teams, tap Calendar to see your meetings.
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Find the meeting you want to attend and tap Join.
You’re not required to switch between Teams personal use and Teams (work or school). Sometimes, using a single Teams account to join meeting will suit your needs, but there might be cases when switching your account is the best decision for you.
If you decide to join a meeting on Teams for personal use, you’ll join the meeting with your Teams for personal use account identity. Your organization’s privacy policy and data handling terms do not apply to participation in Teams for personal use. Instead, the Microsoft Privacy Statement governs data handling for Teams for personal use meetings.
Note: Some capabilities might not be available to Teams personal users when joining a meeting. Learn more about what'll work and what won't for Microsoft Teams (free) participants.
Join from calendar
Tap Calendar 
on the bottom of the app to see your meetings. Find the meeting you want, and then tap Join .
Join with a meeting ID from your Teams app
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If you're signed in, go to your Teams Calendar and tap the Meet icon in the top right corner.
Note: If you're not signed in, tap Join a meeting and enter a meeting ID and password.
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Tap Join with a meeting ID .
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Enter a meeting ID and passcode.
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To find both the meeting ID and passcode, go to your calendar in Outlook. Open the meeting you want to join. At the bottom of the meeting invitation under Or join by entering a meeting ID , you'll find the ID and passcode.
3. Select Join meeting to join the meeting as a participant.
Join from a notification
When a Teams meeting starts, you’ll get a notification that’ll bring you directly to the meeting without finding it on your calendar. Just tap the notification to join.
Note: For now, this is only available on iOS. Coming soon to Android!
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 select Join .
Join from chat
If the meeting or meeting chat has already begun, it appears in your recent chat list. Select the meeting in your chat list and then select Join at the top of the chat.
Dial in
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, select it to dial the number and the conference ID. Once you're connected, dial 1 to join the meeting.
If you see a number in the invite but it's not local to you, select Find a local number to get one that works for you.
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:
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Tap a meeting on your Teams calendar.
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Tap Join.
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Under your video preview, check which account you're signed into.
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Tap Switch to change accounts.
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Choose an account under Signed in accounts, or tap Use another account to add a different one.
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Tap Join now.
To join anonymously:
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Tap a meeting on your Teams calendar.
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Tap Join.
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Tap Switch > Join without signing in > Continue as guest.
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Enter the name you want to join with in the Your name field.
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Tap Join now.
Join on multiple devices
Join a meeting on more than one device for more collaboration and content-sharing options. If you're already in a meeting on your laptop, for example, you can join on your phone as well to share live video, control a presentation with your phone, and much more.
Note: See Join a Teams meeting on a second device and Share content in a meeting for more info about using your phone as a companion device.
When you've joined a meeting on one device, open Teams on your mobile phone. (Make sure both devices are signed in to the same Teams account.)
You’ll see a message at the top of your mobile screen with an option to join the meeting on this device. Tap Join to share content from your phone with everyone in the meeting.
If you join this way, we'll mute your phone's speaker and mic to avoid causing an echo effect.
Join with Apple CarPlay
Dial into your next scheduled meeting on the road safely with Apple CarPlay. To learn more, see Place Microsoft Teams calls with Apple CarPlay.
Here's what you need to use CarPlay with Teams:
Keep these things in mind while using CarPlay, too:
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You can join your next scheduled meeting as early as 15 minutes before and as late as five minutes after the meeting starts.
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If you have conflicting meeting times, Teams joins the meeting that starts first. If meetings start at the exact same time, Teams joins the one based on which meeting title comes first in alphabetical order.
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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.
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You can only use Teams audio.
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When you join a meeting, your mic is muted.
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Connect your iPhone to your vehicle using Bluetooth or a USB cable.
Your device's screen appears on your car's display.
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Select the Teams icon to prompt Siri.
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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 .
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Use the Teams call controls on your car's display. For example, tap to unmute yourself if you need to say something.
Additional Information
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