Teams' Unread-Message Indicator Is Too Subtle to Notice
Since a UI update, Microsoft Teams users say unread messages are marked with barely-bold text, making it hard to distinguish read from unread conversations at a glance. Users who relied on a clearer previous indicator find the current design meaningfully harder to scan.
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