Microsoft Teams cannot delete contacts synced from old devices
Contacts imported from a previous phone persist in Microsoft Teams even after disabling contact sync, with no deletion option available. The data management flaw is controlled by Microsoft's Teams data model and offers no third-party market opportunity.
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