Microsoft Teams update will let you flirt with the forbidden fruit
Request access to blocked apps in Microsoft Teams
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Microsoftis preparing an update forcollaboration platformTeams that will help people make use of the full breadth of available features.
As per anew entryin the company’s product roadmap,Microsoft Teamswill soon give users a way to petition admins for access to blocked apps and integrations.
“[The new feature will] enable users to discover Teams apps in the store and request approval from administrators,” the company explained.
The access request system is still currently under development, but is slated to roll out to all users by the end of next month.
Microsoft Teams apps
Since the start of the pandemic, the volume of third-party integrations available for platforms likeTeams,ZoomandSlackhas shot through the roof, affording users access to a wider range of functionality (e.g.cloud storage,CRM,calendaringetc.) from within a single client.
However, it’s not uncommon for administrators to limit the type or number of Microsoft Teams apps employees are allowed to install, in an effort to ensure neither security norproductivityis compromised.
But soon, if an employee feels a third-party application has been unduly banned, they will have a formal avenue through which they can request access.
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This isn’t the only way Microsoft has attempted to augment the Teams app store in recent weeks, either. Last month, the companyannounced a new systemto help identify the most useful and relevant apps on a user-by-user basis.
Once the update takes effect, users will benefit from intelligent recommendations and “a landing page optimized for ease of discoverability”. Microsoft also says it will rejig the app categories to make it simpler for people to find the services they are actively searching for, including those built and deployed by in-housedevelopers.
Combined, the two updates should help reinforce the status of Teams as a central hub for working (a long-time goal of Microsoft’s), by ensuring users have access to all the functionality they need.
Joel Khalili is the News and Features Editor at TechRadar Pro, covering cybersecurity, data privacy, cloud, AI, blockchain, internet infrastructure, 5G, data storage and computing. He’s responsible for curating our news content, as well as commissioning and producing features on the technologies that are transforming the way the world does business.
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