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Updated December 4, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: App centric management for admin app installation introduces new admin settings to control who in the tenant has specific Teams apps preinstalled. Similar to app centric management for app availability, as communicated in MC688930 (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies (November 2023), admins will be able to install apps for users, groups, or everyone in the organization.
After rollout, app-centric management will let admins install apps individually. Existing Installed apps in app setup policies will remain intact; however, no new additions will be permitted, and only deletions will be allowed. Instead, you can install Teams apps for selected users, groups, or all users directly from the respective app. Other settings in app setup policies, including Pinned apps, will remain unchanged.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394274 and 500637.
[When this will happen:]
App centric management will roll out in following General Availability phases.
- Phase 1 | We will begin rolling this feature mid-October 2025 and complete rollout by end of February 2026 (previously end of November 2025). Phase 1 applies to tenants who meet both conditions: 1) tenants with no Installed apps in the Global app setup policy and 2) tenants with no custom app setup policies created in the Teams admin center.
- Phase 2 | We will begin rolling this feature end of October 2025 and complete rollout by end of February 2026 (previously mid-December 2025) for all remaining tenants.
[How this will affect your organization:]
Before the rollout: If you install an app to a user, the user cannot actually use an admin preinstalled app if you did not take the additional step to allow the user to use it. After the rollout, if you install an app through app centric management, the user will immediately be able to use the app.
After the rollout, you can install any number of Teams apps for selected sets of users, groups, or all users in the organization from the respective apps.
Learn more: Preinstall Teams apps for your org users - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn
[What you need to do to prepare:]
No action needed for Phase 1 tenants. We will update this message with more information before the rollouts for Phases 2 tenants.
You may want to update any relevant documentation as appropriate.
Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation.
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Updated October 23, 2025: We have updated the content and timelines below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: App centric management for admin app installation introduces new admin settings to control who in the tenant has specific Teams apps preinstalled. Similar to app centric management for app availability, as communicated in MC688930 (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies (November 2023), admins will be able to install apps for users, groups, or everyone in the organization.
After rollout, app-centric management will let admins install apps individually. Existing Installed apps in app setup policies will remain intact; however, no new additions will be permitted, and only deletions will be allowed. Instead, you can install Teams apps for selected users, groups, or all users directly from the respective app. Other settings in app setup policies, including Pinned apps, will remain unchanged.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394274 and 500637.
[When this will happen:]
App centric management will roll out in following General Availability phases.
- Phase 1 | We will begin rolling this feature mid-October and complete rollout by end of November (previously end of October). Phase 1 applies to tenants who meet both conditions: 1) tenants with no Installed apps in the Global app setup policy and 2) tenants with no custom app setup policies created in the Teams admin center.
- Phase 2 | We will begin rolling this feature end of October and complete rollout by mid-December (previously end of October) for all remaining tenants.
[How this will affect your organization:]
Before the rollout: If you install an app to a user, the user cannot actually use an admin preinstalled app if you did not take the additional step to allow the user to use it. After the rollout, if you install an app through app centric management, the user will immediately be able to use the app.
After the rollout, you can install any number of Teams apps for selected sets of users, groups, or all users in the organization from the respective apps.
Learn more: Preinstall Teams apps for your org users - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn
[What you need to do to prepare:]
No action needed for Phase 1 tenants. We will update this message with more information before the rollouts for Phases 2 tenants.
You may want to update any relevant documentation as appropriate.
Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation.
Updated December 4, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: App centric management for admin app installation introduces new admin settings to control who in the tenant has specific Teams apps preinstalled. Similar to app centric management for app availability, as communicated in MC688930 (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies (November 2023), admins will be able to install apps for users, groups, or everyone in the organization.
After rollout, app-centric management will let admins install apps individually. Existing Installed apps in app setup policies will remain intact; however, no new additions will be permitted, and only deletions will be allowed. Instead, you can install Teams apps for selected users, groups, or all users directly from the respective app. Other settings in app setup policies, including Pinned apps, will remain unchanged.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394274 and 500637.
[When this will happen:]
App centric management will roll out in following General Availability phases.
- Phase 1 | We will begin rolling this feature mid-October 2025 and complete rollout by end of February 2026 (previously end of November 2025). Phase 1 applies to tenants who meet both conditions: 1) tenants with no Installed apps in the Global app setup policy and 2) tenants with no custom app setup policies created in the Teams admin center.
- Phase 2 | We will begin rolling this feature end of October 2025 and complete rollout by end of February 2026 (previously mid-December 2025) for all remaining tenants.
[How this will affect your organization:]
Before the rollout: If you install an app to a user, the user cannot actually use an admin preinstalled app if you did not take the additional step to allow the user to use it. After the rollout, if you install an app through app centric management, the user will immediately be able to use the app.
After the rollout, you can install any number of Teams apps for selected sets of users, groups, or all users in the organization from the respective apps.
Learn more: Preinstall Teams apps for your org users - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn
[What you need to do to prepare:]
No action needed for Phase 1 tenants. We will update this message with more information before the rollouts for Phases 2 tenants.
You may want to update any relevant documentation as appropriate.
Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation.
Updated September 2, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: App centric management for admin app installation introduces new admin settings to control who in the tenant has specific Teams apps preinstalled. Similar to app centric management for app availability, as communicated in MC688930 (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies (November 2023), admins will be able to install apps for users, groups, or everyone in the organization.
After rollout, app centric management will replace Installed apps in the Teams admin center and give admins the ability to install apps individually. The Installed apps in your app setup policies will be migrated to app centric management based on your current user and group assignments for each policy. The rest of your settings in app setup policies will remain unchanged and will continue to work based on app setup policies, including Pinned apps. After this rollout, you can install Teams apps for selected sets of users, groups, or all users in the organization, and Installed apps in app setup policies will no longer be available.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394274 and 500637.
[When this will happen:]
App centric management will roll out in four General Availability phases.
- Phase 1 | We will begin rolling this feature for all tenants mid-October and complete rollout by end of October. phase applies to tenants who meet both conditions: 1) tenants with no Installed apps in the Global app setup policy and 2) tenants with no custom app setup policies created in the Teams admin center. After rollout, these tenants will have app centric management enabled for their app installs. Admins may see the Manage apps page in read-only mode for a short time.
- Phase 2 | We will begin rolling this feature for all tenants mid-October and complete rollout by end of October. This phase applies to all remaining tenants. This phase will migrate apps installed for users and groups through Installed apps in app setup policies to app centric management.
[How this will affect your organization:]
Before the rollout: If you install an app to a user, the user cannot actually use an admin preinstalled app if you did not take the additional step to allow the user to use it. After the rollout, if you install an app through app centric management, the user will immediately be able to use the app.
Before the roll out, a user will only have apps installed from a single app setup policy, following the policy resolution precedence rules. After the rollout, if you have multiple custom app setup policies assigned to users or groups, apps from every policy will be installed to the user or group assigned to that policy, regardless of the policy resolution precedence rules.
[What you need to do to prepare:]
No action needed for Phase 1 tenants. We will update this message with more information before the rollouts for Phases 2 tenants.
You may want to update any relevant documentation as appropriate.
Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation.
Updated October 23, 2025: We have updated the content and timelines below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: App centric management for admin app installation introduces new admin settings to control who in the tenant has specific Teams apps preinstalled. Similar to app centric management for app availability, as communicated in MC688930 (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies (November 2023), admins will be able to install apps for users, groups, or everyone in the organization.
After rollout, app-centric management will let admins install apps individually. Existing Installed apps in app setup policies will remain intact; however, no new additions will be permitted, and only deletions will be allowed. Instead, you can install Teams apps for selected users, groups, or all users directly from the respective app. Other settings in app setup policies, including Pinned apps, will remain unchanged.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394274 and 500637.
[When this will happen:]
App centric management will roll out in following General Availability phases.
- Phase 1 | We will begin rolling this feature mid-October and complete rollout by end of November (previously end of October). Phase 1 applies to tenants who meet both conditions: 1) tenants with no Installed apps in the Global app setup policy and 2) tenants with no custom app setup policies created in the Teams admin center.
- Phase 2 | We will begin rolling this feature end of October and complete rollout by mid-December (previously end of October) for all remaining tenants.
[How this will affect your organization:]
Before the rollout: If you install an app to a user, the user cannot actually use an admin preinstalled app if you did not take the additional step to allow the user to use it. After the rollout, if you install an app through app centric management, the user will immediately be able to use the app.
After the rollout, you can install any number of Teams apps for selected sets of users, groups, or all users in the organization from the respective apps.
Learn more: Preinstall Teams apps for your org users - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn
[What you need to do to prepare:]
No action needed for Phase 1 tenants. We will update this message with more information before the rollouts for Phases 2 tenants.
You may want to update any relevant documentation as appropriate.
Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation.
Updated June 13, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: App centric management for admin app installation introduces new admin settings to control who in the tenant has specific Teams apps preinstalled. Similar to app centric management for app availability, as communicated in MC688930 (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies (November 2023), admins will be able to install apps for users, groups, or everyone in the organization.
After rollout, app centric management will replace Installed apps in the Teams admin center and give admins the ability to install apps individually. The Installed apps in your app setup policies will be migrated to app centric management based on your current user and group assignments for each policy. The rest of your settings in app setup policies will remain unchanged and will continue to work based on app setup policies, including Pinned apps. After this rollout, you can install Teams apps for selected sets of users, groups, or all users in the organization, and Installed apps in app setup policies will no longer be available.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394274.
[When this will happen:]
App centric management will roll out in four General Availability phases.
- Phase 1 | General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late July 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete late June 2025 (previously late May) phase applies to tenants who meet both conditions: 1) tenants with no Installed apps in the Global app setup policy and 2) tenants with no custom app setup policies created in the Teams admin center. After rollout, these tenants will have app centric management enabled for their app installs. Admins may see the Manage apps page in read-only mode for a short time.
- Phase 2 | More details coming soon as a follow up MC post. This phase applies to all remaining tenants. This phase will migrate apps installed for users and groups through Installed apps in app setup policies to app centric management.
[How this will affect your organization:]
Before the rollout: If you install an app to a user, the user cannot actually use an admin preinstalled app if you did not take the additional step to allow the user to use it. After the rollout, if you install an app through app centric management, the user will immediately be able to use the app.
Before the roll out, a user will only have apps installed from a single app setup policy, following the policy resolution precedence rules. After the rollout, if you have multiple custom app setup policies assigned to users or groups, apps from every policy will be installed to the user or group assigned to that policy, regardless of the policy resolution precedence rules.
[What you need to do to prepare:]
No action needed for Phase 1 tenants. We will update this message with more information before the rollouts for Phases 2 tenants.
You may want to update any relevant documentation as appropriate.
Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation.
Updated September 2, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: App centric management for admin app installation introduces new admin settings to control who in the tenant has specific Teams apps preinstalled. Similar to app centric management for app availability, as communicated in MC688930 (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies (November 2023), admins will be able to install apps for users, groups, or everyone in the organization.
After rollout, app centric management will replace Installed apps in the Teams admin center and give admins the ability to install apps individually. The Installed apps in your app setup policies will be migrated to app centric management based on your current user and group assignments for each policy. The rest of your settings in app setup policies will remain unchanged and will continue to work based on app setup policies, including Pinned apps. After this rollout, you can install Teams apps for selected sets of users, groups, or all users in the organization, and Installed apps in app setup policies will no longer be available.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394274 and 500637.
[When this will happen:]
App centric management will roll out in four General Availability phases.
- Phase 1 | We will begin rolling this feature for all tenants mid-October and complete rollout by end of October. phase applies to tenants who meet both conditions: 1) tenants with no Installed apps in the Global app setup policy and 2) tenants with no custom app setup policies created in the Teams admin center. After rollout, these tenants will have app centric management enabled for their app installs. Admins may see the Manage apps page in read-only mode for a short time.
- Phase 2 | We will begin rolling this feature for all tenants mid-October and complete rollout by end of October. This phase applies to all remaining tenants. This phase will migrate apps installed for users and groups through Installed apps in app setup policies to app centric management.
[How this will affect your organization:]
Before the rollout: If you install an app to a user, the user cannot actually use an admin preinstalled app if you did not take the additional step to allow the user to use it. After the rollout, if you install an app through app centric management, the user will immediately be able to use the app.
Before the roll out, a user will only have apps installed from a single app setup policy, following the policy resolution precedence rules. After the rollout, if you have multiple custom app setup policies assigned to users or groups, apps from every policy will be installed to the user or group assigned to that policy, regardless of the policy resolution precedence rules.
[What you need to do to prepare:]
No action needed for Phase 1 tenants. We will update this message with more information before the rollouts for Phases 2 tenants.
You may want to update any relevant documentation as appropriate.
Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation.
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