When creating a common area phone account Microsoft highly recommends setting the password manually, clearing both Automatically create a password and the requirement to change the password at first sign-in, to prevent sign-in issues.

Checked 2026-09-30

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Teams Phone
Subsystem
common area phone account
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-30
Checked
2026-09-30

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 30). Troubleshooting Teams phone sign-in and provisioning: source note teams-phone-sign-in-troubleshooting-cap-manual-password. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-phone-sign-in-troubleshooting-cap-manual-password

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@misc{warmtransfer-claim-teams-phone-sign-in-troubleshooting-cap-manual-password,
  title  = {Troubleshooting Teams phone sign-in and provisioning: source note teams-phone-sign-in-troubleshooting-cap-manual-password},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-phone-sign-in-troubleshooting-cap-manual-password},
  note   = {Source note teams-phone-sign-in-troubleshooting-cap-manual-password, checked 2026-09-30}
}

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