​​​​​​​In Microsoft Teams Free, you can start an instant meeting in no time! Easily reach out to your contacts, whether you're in a spontaneous mood or require a last-minute meeting.

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Note: In Microsoft Teams Free, you can create meetings of up to one hundred participants for up to 60 minutes. Learn more about Teams subscriptions.

Create a meeting link

There are multiple ways to start an instant meeting. You can start one either through the Chat Teams Chat Tab icon or Calendar New meeting button​​​​​​​ feature.

  1. In Teams, you can do one of the following:

    • From the​​​​​​​ Chat tab where you choose a chat and then tap ​​​​Meet now Icon for Meet Now in Microsoft Teams.

    • From ​​​​​​​Calendar New meeting button, you can choose Meet now Video call button. You can also tap the Expand meetings menu Teams community schedule new even button and tap Meet now Meet icon Teams mobile.

  2. Customize your meeting:

    • Edit meeting name: Tap the pencil and give your meeting descriptive title.

    • Share invite: Tap Share meeting invite Teams Android share icon to share your meeting link via SMS and more.

    • Copy link: Tap Copy meeting link to copy the meeting invite link to your clipboard.

    • Change meeting options Meeting options icon:  Tap to configure the meeting's privacy options. You can set Who can bypass the lobby and Who can present options from the dropdown menu. After you make your selection, tap Save.

  3. Tap Start meeting to begin. Your meeting is created, and your meeting link is displayed in the meeting chat. You can copy and share this link at any time.

  4. Set your audio and video options and then tap Join now. You can also Add participants or Share meeting invite for people to join.

Note: You can configure the meetings privacy options anytime during the meeting. Tap​​​​​​Show participants > Meeting options Meeting options icon. Then you can set Who can bypass the lobby and Who can present options from the dropdown menu. After you make your selections, tap Save.

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