Microsoft's call-settings article says that if neither the user nor an admin changes the call answering rules, unanswered Teams calls go to voicemail after 30 seconds by default.

disputed · Checked 2026-09-25

If a user or tenant admin doesn't modify their call answering rules, unanswered calls are forwarded to voicemail after 30 seconds by default.
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Teams Phone
Subsystem
unanswered call settings
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-25
Status
disputed
Checked
2026-09-25

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WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Calls going straight to voicemail: source note calls-straight-to-voicemail-teams-effective-default-30. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/calls-straight-to-voicemail-teams-effective-default-30

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@misc{warmtransfer-claim-calls-straight-to-voicemail-teams-effective-default-30,
  title  = {Calls going straight to voicemail: source note calls-straight-to-voicemail-teams-effective-default-30},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/calls-straight-to-voicemail-teams-effective-default-30},
  note   = {Source note calls-straight-to-voicemail-teams-effective-default-30, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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