Microsoft Teams - Apps

Summary

Microsoft Teams does have integration with third party apps which can be installed into Teams and in this article you will find information that will help you understand how these apps function.

PLEASE NOTE: While third party apps are available for you to install, Technology Services cannot guarantee full functionality for any third party apps if you choose to install them.

Contents

1. How to manage Apps in Teams
2. How to add Apps to Teams
3. How to remove Apps from Teams
4. How to update Apps in Teams

How to manage Apps in Teams

Manage your app

Get a streamlined view of your apps in Teams and take actions to manage them from Manage your apps. You'll find apps you've added, as well as any apps added on your behalf by qualified team members.

1. Select Apps on the left of Teams.
2. At the bottom of the Apps sidebar, select Manage your apps.
3. Select the app you want to manage. You'll see a list showing where that app has been used recently. When you select a location, Teams will take you to that location's Apps tab.
    

View app details

The app details page information about the app. (detailed description, permissions, sometimes video)

1. On the Apps tab of Manage your apps, find the app you want to see the details for.
2. In that app’s row, select More options > View details to go to the app details page.

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How to add Apps to Teams

Add from Apps

1. From the left side of Teams, select Apps. Search for your favorite app or browse the app categories to discover new ones.
2. Select the app you want, and a description screen opens. The Overview, Reviews, and Details tabs explain the capabilities of the app, and where it appears in Teams.
3. To add the app, select Add.
    

Add an app to a chat or channel tab

You can add apps to a tab to share content and work collaboratively.

1. Go to the channel, group chat, or one-on-one conversation of your choosing, and select Add a tab.
2. Select the app you want. For some apps, you might be prompted to add a file.
3. Select whether to Post about this app in the chat or post. 
4. Select Save.
    

Add an app to a meeting

Meeting organizers and presenters can add apps before or during meetings. 

• To add an app before a meeting, first send the meeting invite then open the meeting. Select Add a tab and choose an app.
• To add an app during a meeting, after the meeting starts select More actions > Get more apps and agents.

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How to remove Apps from Teams

You can also remove apps from the context you're working in – from a team, chat, and other places you've added apps.

1. From the left of Teams, select Apps.
2. On the page that opens, scroll to the bottom and select Manage your apps.
3. Find the app you'd like to remove.
4. Select the arrow to expand and see where in Teams you've recently used the app. Select Remove   for each context from which you'd like to remove the app.

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How to update Apps in Teams

Most app updates happen automatically in Teams, but when an app update requires new permissions, you must manually accept the update. When you do, the update is applied everywhere you have the right to change things. That might include chats, channels, meetings, or other places.

1. Select Apps on the left side of Teams.
2. Near the bottom left of your screen, you’ll see a small red bubble next to Manage your apps. This bubble shows the number of pending app updates. Select that bubble.
3. On the Manage your apps page, your apps that need updates are at the top. Select Update for each app you want to update.
4. When you select Update for an app, a dialog box with that app's details appears. It includes a What’s new tab describing how the latest updates have changed the app. The What’s new tab may also includes a list of permissions for you to accept.
5. Select Update now to accept the permissions and update the app.

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