Manage your apps in Microsoft Teams

Get a streamlined view of your apps in Teams and take actions to manage them from Manage your apps. You'll find apps you've added, as well as any apps added on your behalf by qualified team members.

1. Select Apps 👁 teams-add-an-app-or-tab-button-icon
   on the left of Teams.
2. Select Manage your apps 👁 manage-apps-icon
   .
3. Select the app you want to manage. You'll see a list showing where that app has been used recently. When you select a location, Teams will take you to that location's Apps tab.

Update an app

Most app updates happen automatically in Teams, but when an app update requires new permissions, you must manually accept the update. Once you do, the update will be applied everywhere you have the right to change things. That might include chats, channels, meetings, or other places.

Update indicators

When an update is available, you'll see an update indicator next to Manage your apps 👁 manage-apps-icon
 at the bottom of the Apps 👁 teams-add-an-app-or-tab-button-icon
 pane.

Accepting updates

To manually accept an app update:

1. Select Apps 👁 teams-add-an-app-or-tab-button-icon
   on the left of Teams.
2. Select Manage your apps 👁 manage-apps-icon
   .
3. Select Update next to the app you want to update.
4. The app details page for that app will open, showing any features new to the update and permissions the app is requesting for the update.
5. To update the app, select Update now.

View app details

The app details page information about the app. (detailed description, permissions, sometimes video)

1. Select Apps 👁 teams-add-an-app-or-tab-button-icon
   on the left of Teams.
2. Select Manage your apps 👁 manage-apps-icon
   .
3. In the Apps tab, find the app you want to see the details for.
4. In that app’s row, select More options 👁 Microsoft Teams more options icon
   > View details 👁 onedrive-info-circle-i-button-icon
    to go to the app details page.

Remove an app

When you remove an app in one place, it's only removed from the location you select.

To remove an app:

1. Select Apps 👁 teams-add-an-app-or-tab-button-icon
   on the left of Teams.

2. Select Manage your apps 👁 manage-apps-icon
   .

3. In the Apps tab, find the app that you want to remove.

4. Expand the row to find the location from which you want to remove the app. 

5. Select Remove  👁 Delete team trash can button
    and confirm you want to remove the app from the selected location.

   Note

   If you see Information  👁 Info icon
    instead of Remove  👁 Delete team trash can button
   , you don't have permission to manage the app. Hover over the 👁 Info icon
    for more information.

Publish an app

Whether you’re a professional or a citizen developer, you can publish an app from Manage your apps.

Select Upload an app 👁 teams-upload-button-icon
and choose the option you want:

• Upload a custom app: Sideload an app to test it as it's being developed or to use it without submitting it to your org or to Partner Center.
• Submit an app to your org: Upload an app to the Teams admin center for review by your IT admin.

Related topics

First things to know about apps in Microsoft Teams

Remove an app from Teams