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Wire introduces a seamless upgrade process from personal to Teams accounts, offering enhanced collaboration features and invisible end-to-end encryption.
Hello there, Wire Users! We’re excited to announce a new process that allows you to upgrade from a Wire personal account to a Wire Teams account. We wanted to empower our personal users by providing a seamless way to upgrade and access team features without losing your cherished history and contacts. With just a few simple steps, you can unlock a whole new world of secure collaboration! With the assurance that your conversations remain secure through Wire's delightfully invisible end-to-end encryption, ensuring that your information is protected and only accessible to you and your team. All you need is an invitation from your Wire Team account admin. We’ll now guide you through the process.
What’s New in Wire!
With this upgrade, we’re introducing two exciting options for personal Wire users:
- Join an Existing Team: Easily integrate into a team environment.
- Create Your Own Team: Start your own team and invite others to collaborate.
Personal Wire users can now Join an Existing Team effortlessly! Here’s what you can look forward to:
- Audio and Video Calling: Enjoy clearer communication with team members. You can easily join or start a call.
- Larger Call Capacity: Take advantage of large group calling, 1-click away.
- Advanced Security Features: Benefit from restricted file sharing, large conference call moderation, and more - making your work life both easier and secure.
- Change Availability Status: Keep your team updated on your availability.
- Enhanced Group Features: Unlock more features in group conversations, including read receipts and notification settings.
Upgrade to Wire Teams for smoother collaboration and stronger security!
How to Join an Existing Team
Transfer your personal account to a team. Just a few simple clicks, and you’re in without losing your history!
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- Get an Invite: You’ll need an invite from a Wire Teams account admin—like a golden ticket!
- Click the Link: Open the invite and get ready for action.
- Provide Credentials : Add in the username and Password
- Accept the terms and conditions: read the accept the terms of use and Click "Join Team"
- Enter the password to proceed
- Get an Invite: You’ll need an invite from a Wire Teams account admin—like a golden ticket!
How to create a new team?
- Select Create Wire Team in your main navigation (left sidebar) or profile
2. Select Continue
3. Select a team name and Continue
4. Accept the terms and conditions: read the accept the terms of use and select “Create Team”
5. Success:You are now the owner of the team. Return to Wire or open team management to invite people to join your team and adjust settings.
Ready to Upgrade?
It's time to gear up and unleash the full power of Wire Teams for safer, secure, and super fun collaboration!
If you have any questions or need a helping hand, please visit our Migrating personal users to teams support page link
Disclaimer: A quick heads-up—once you upgrade the team admin can delete your account leading to permanent loss of contacts, chat history and your Wire handle.
Thank you for being a part of the Wire community! Let’s get this started!
Guillaume Lesur
Guillaume Lesur is a Director of Product at Wire, where he leads the development of secure communication solutions tailored for modern enterprises. With a strong background in product management and a passion for user-centric design, Guillaume ensures that Wire's offerings meet the highest standards of security and usability.
