In Communities in Teams, a community can have multiple owners. When you create a community, you are automatically the owner, and you can make another member an owner as well. 

You can update and manage a community you own. 

Promote someone to an owner in a community you own

  1. Tap the Home tab in the Teams app.

  2. Tap the community that you want to add an owner in.

  3. Tap the community name at the top of the screen.

  4. In the Members section, tap Manage.

  5. Tap the user you want to make an owner.

  6. Tap Make owner. The community member will be notified that they are now an owner. The new owner will have an owner badge added under their name.  

Demote an owner to a member in a community you own

  1. Tap the Home tab in the Teams app.

  2. Tap the community that you want to demote an owner.

  3. Tap the community name at the top of the screen.

  4. In the Members section, tap Manage.

  5. Tap the owner that you want to demote to a member.

  6. Tap Make member.

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