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How to Auto-install Approved Apps in Microsoft Teams
Enabling this feature is a one-time job and it will save you a lot of time
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Updated onOctober 10, 2023
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If you’re an IT admin, you’ll soon be able to let your organization discover apps to install after you have approved them first.The feature was recently added to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap.
As an IT admin, you must approve all the apps that can be installed in your organization. After you do that, the auto-install approved apps feature will send recommended suggestions to install the apps to the organization.
The installation is not enforced but instead suggested and recommended so that users will naturally choose to install apps.
Microsoft Teams Auto Install Approved Apps uses intelligent signals from your users to install and surface the apps that the admin has already allowed for the tenant. An admin can enable it to help users naturally discover and use apps that are highly relevant to their needs within Microsoft Teams.
There are a lot of benefits that come with this feature. For instance, as an IT manager, you won’t have to waste time making particular policies for specific users.
On the other hand, users won’t have to ask IT managers for specific apps and won’t have to install them either, as the feature will take care of everything once it’s enabled.
How can I auto-install approved apps in Microsoft Teams?
Auto-installing approved apps inMicrosoft Teamscould be an oxymoron, as there is no need for human input when it comes to it. But auto-installing will still need to be enabled by an IT manager who has to approve apps first.
And to do so, it’s fairly easy. Sure, it will take some time to go through each app to decide if you approve it, but once done, you never have to bother again with it. So, it’s just a one-time job.
Once this feature is enabled, it can take up to 2 days for the installation to happen. According to Microsoft, users receive a welcome message from the app if the installed app supports bots.
Users also receive an Activity Feed notification on Teams desktop or web client informing them about the new app that is added. Unfortunately, the notification isn’t available on mobile devices, for now.
If you want to install theTeams app for all user profileson a computer, read this guide to learn the detailed steps.
What do you think about this new feature coming to Microsoft Teams?
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Flavius Floare
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He’s always curious and ready to take on everything new in the tech world, covering Microsoft’s products on a daily basis. The passion for gaming and hardware feeds his journalistic approach, making him a great researcher and news writer that’s always ready to bring you the bleeding edge!
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