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I'm having some difficulty understanding the definition of a "Personal App" in Microsoft Teams. What distinguishes a "Personal App" from a "non-Personal App"? In what situations is it appropriate to have one vs. the other? Are they different code bases?
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@Chris Olofson -
A personal app can be a bot, private workspace, or both. Sometimes it functions like a place to create or view content, other times it offers the user a bird’s eye view of everything that's theirs when the app has been configured as a tab in multiple channels.
Please have a look at this doc- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/concepts/design/personal-apps
Let us know if you have any query.
Thank you for this reference, which I had earlier found on the Microsoft website.
Could you please help CONTRAST a "personal App" with other types of Apps? How do they differ? Is there a web resource explaining when/how to choose one vs. the other ?
@Chris Olofson - There are 3 different types of apps in Microsoft Teams:
Each app type has its own respective use case. collaboration and proactivity drive value of apps in Teams. With the collaboration capabilities provided in Teams, you can analyze that report and have a conversation with others on this report at the same time allowing you to be more productive and efficient. Being proactive also leads to higher efficiency, and Teams does this by alerting users of the app when activity is happening. This can help users stay on top of changes and additions that may have been missed if they were made
outside of Teams. To summarize, less tool sprawl/contact switching between apps equals a more productive and efficient
user! Now that we know what types of apps are available at our disposal, It’s also important to understand who controls these apps and why you may not want all app types open to all users in your organization. This leads me to the next topic on App Permission Policies in Teams and how they play an integral part at all organizations!
@ChrisOlofson-4708- Could you please confirm if your issue has resolved with above suggestion or still looking for any help?
Thank you. Unfortunately the most recent comment does not address the question I raised. The question "Could you please help CONTRAST a personal App with other types of Apps?" is not clarified by distinguishing Microsoft apps, Third party apps, and Custom apps.
I still do not understand the answer to my question.
Thank you. Unfortunately the most recent comment does not address the question I raised. The question "Could you please help CONTRAST a personal App with other types of Apps?" is not clarified by distinguishing Microsoft apps, Third party apps, and Custom apps.
I still do not understand the answer to my question.
@Chris Olofson -
It generally specifies whether the app offers an experience in the context of a channel in a team, in a group chat (groupchat), or an experience scoped to an individual user alone (personal).
If you are creating an application that is meant for personal use, you can add scope as 'personal' in app's manifest file and if you are installing the app for any teams channel or group chat then you can add 'team' or 'groupchat' in the manifest file
@Chris Olofson - Could you please confirm if your issue has resolved with above suggestion or still looking for any help?