M365 Changelog: Redesigned Microsoft Teams Store Experience

MC298032 – Updated December 16, 2021: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

With the newly redesigned Teams Store, you’ll find a landing page optimized for ease of discoverability with rotating banners at the top that spotlights interesting apps and scenarios. You’ll also see intelligent recommendations for apps that are popular amongst your colleagues and across all users on Teams. Microsoft has also added new curated surfaces that showcase collections of apps that address common scenarios from apps to get you started in Teams. Microsoft has also updated app categories to make it easier to find the apps you’re searching for – from those built by your org and colleagues to those built for certain functions and industries.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 86186.

When this will happen:

Microsoft expects the rollout to begin late November and expect the roll out to be completed in all environments by mid-January (previously mid December).

How this will affect your organization:

Users will have a better experience navigating through the Teams Store – which now provides a better app discoverability experience.

This includes:

• Rotating banners at the top spotlighting interesting apps and scenarios
• Intelligent recommendations for apps that are popular amongst your colleagues and across all users on Teams
• New curated surfaces that showcase collections of apps
• Updated app categories to make it easier to find the apps you’re searching for

What you need to do to prepare:

No immediate action, as this is just an update to the store experience.