How to fully block and remove Read.ai from your Microsoft Teams and Azure environment, suitable for sharing with IT admins or end users:
๐ How to Block and Remove Read.ai
1. Block in Teams Admin Center
- Go to Teams Admin Center
- Navigate to Teams apps โ Manage apps
- Search for:
- โRead AIโ
- or โMeeting Summarizer from Read AIโ
- Click the app โ Under Users and groups, set Availability = No one
โ This prevents any new users in your organization from installing or using the app.
2. Remove from Microsoft Entra (Azure AD)
- Go to Microsoft Entra admin center
- Go to Enterprise applications
- Search for:
- โRead AIโ
- or โRead Meeting Navigatorโ
- Open the app โ Properties
- Either disable sign-in
- Or delete the application entirely (if no longer needed)
โ ๏ธ Deleting will revoke all access; disabling is reversible.
3. Steps for End Users (to uninstall personally)
- In Microsoft Teams:
- Go to Apps โ Manage your apps
- Find Read AI โ Click Uninstall
- On the Read.ai website:
- Go to https://app.read.ai
- Log in with the same Microsoft/Google account used for Teams
- Go to Account Settings โ Meeting Assistant
- Disable โAuto-join meetingsโ
- If the user has multiple accounts (e.g., personal + work), repeat for each
๐ Disabling โAuto-joinโ stops Read.ai from entering future meetings.
4. Extra Security Recommendations
To prevent any unauthorized bots or apps from joining meetings:
- In Teams Admin Center โ Meetings โ Meeting settings:
- Set โWho can bypass the lobby?โ โ โPeople in my organizationโ or โOnly organizersโ
- Disable external app interaction:
- Under Meetings โ Meeting settings, turn OFF:
> โAnonymous users can interact with apps in meetingsโ
๐ These settings help block third-party bots (like Read.ai) from auto-joining or interacting in meetings.

