Sovereign clouds are designed to operate within specific countries or regions to comply with local data privacy regulations. In China, Microsoft services are operated and managed by 21Vianet, the largest service provider in the country.
The following table details the apps and its capabilities supported for Teams operated by 21Vianet:
Teams operated by 21Vianet
Apps
Apps built by Microsoft
✔️
Third-party apps
❌
Custom apps built for your org (LOB apps) distributed and used in specific organization
✔️
Upload a custom app
❌
App capabilities
Tabs
✔️
Bots
❌
Message extensions
❌
Message actions
❌
Cards: Adaptive, Hero, Thumbnail, Microsoft 365 connector, Receipt, Sign in, and OAuth cards
❌
Dialogs (referred as task modules in TeamsJS v1.x)
✔️
Link unfurling
❌
Meeting extensions
❌
Connectors and webhooks
❌
Workflows
❌
Experiences
Teams Store
✔️
In-context Teams Store or app flyouts
✔️
Manage apps in Teams
✔️
Manage apps in Teams Admin Center
✔️
Graph APIs
✔️
Developer Portal for Teams
❌
Service and availability
The features that are available in Teams depends on the Office 365 plan purchased. For more information, see feature availability in Teams operated by 21Vianet.
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