Major update to Microsoft Teams App Store

 

Many organizations face challenges when implementing new applications as they need to conduct various processes such as security assessments and penetration testing before assigning access policies to the app. They have chosen not to display blocked apps in Teams App Store due to various reasons, such as meeting company security requirements.

If you opted out of this feature, which is configured by the Microsoft backend team for your tenant, then it would be helpful for you to take a look at this.

Now Microsoft gives the flexibility to tenant admins to configure how you want to handle the blocked apps in the Microsoft Teams client app store.

From July 10th, 2023, Microsoft. will no longer offer manual opt-out configuration in the backend. If you persist in blocking the already blocked in the Teams client, you will have options for configuration through Graph API or Graph PowerShell.

Microsoft Graph PowerShell -

•     Toggle the visibility of the blocked apps (MC411463 August '22).

Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Teams

$params = @{

"@odata.type" = "#microsoft.graph.teamsAppSettings"

AllowUserRequestsForAppAccess = "false"

}

Update-MgTeamworkTeamAppSetting -BodyParameter $params

•     Allow Teams users to request admins for access to certain Teams Apps

Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Teams

$params = @{

"@odata.type" = "#microsoft.graph.teamsAppSettings"

AllowUserRequestsForAppAccess = "true"

}

Update-MgTeamworkTeamAppSetting -BodyParameter $params

Please ensure that the scripts are executed within the allotted timeframe. Failure to do so will result in the opted-out status being reverted and the blocked apps becoming visible to end users.