What are apps in Teams and why would I use them?
What are apps in Teams and why would I use them?
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What are apps in Teams and why would I use them?
Apps help you find content from your favorite services and share it right in Teams. Here's how:
Chat with a bot
Bots provide answers, updates, and assistance in a channel. You can chat with them to get help with task management, scheduling, and more.
Share content on a tab
Tabs help you share content and functionality from a service in a channel. Connect to services like Excel, SharePoint, Zendesk, or a website of your choice.
Get updates from a connector
Connectors send updates and information directly to a channel. Get automatic updates from services like Twitter, RSS feeds, and GitHub.
Add rich content to your messages
These apps find content from different services and send it straight to a message. You can share things like weather reports, daily news, images, and videos with anyone you're talking to.
Get or make an app
Go to the Store to add a bot, tab, connector, or messaging app to Teams.
If you're interested, you can even build your own custom app.
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