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Install and pin the EasyLife 365 Teams app

To enhance user accessibility, we recommend installing the EasyLife 365 Collaboration App in Microsoft Teams and pinning it to the Teams app bar. This can be managed through Teams app setup policies and app permission policies to control which apps are installed, pinned, allowed, or blocked.

App for Insider Instances​

The Insider instance uses a dedicated app not available on the Microsoft Store. Follow these steps to install it:

  1. Download the latest Teams App Package from the EasyLife 365 Admin Insiders under Settings -> Teams App.
  2. Upload the package to the Teams admin center.
  3. Search for EasyLife 365 with the Insider icon.

Check App Usage Permissions​

  1. Navigate to the Manage apps section in the Teams admin center.
  2. Search for the EasyLife 365 app.
  3. Open it and ensure the availability is configured correctly under Users and groups.

Install the EasyLife 365 Collaboration App for All Users​

For Teams notifications, installing the EasyLife 365 Collaboration App is essential. We recommend adding it to the global app setup policy in the Microsoft Teams admin center using a Teams administrator account.

  • Go to Teams apps -> Setup policies: admin.teams.microsoft.com/policies/app-setup.
  • Open the Global (Org-wide default) policy.
  • Under Installed apps, add a new app and search for EasyLife 365 Insiders.
  • Press Save to accept the change.

Pin the EasyLife 365 Collaboration App​

To pin the EasyLife 365 Collaboration App for all users using the global app setup policy:

  • Go to Teams apps -> Setup policies: admin.teams.microsoft.com/policies/app-setup.
  • Open the Global (Org-wide default) policy.
  • Under Pinned apps, add a new app and search for EasyLife 365 Insiders.
  • Press Save to accept the change.

The app will appear for all users, including guest users, within 24 hours. You can force a refresh of the Teams client by logging off and logging back into Teams.

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To pin the EasyLife 365 Collaboration App for specific users only, create a custom app setup policy instead of modifying the global policy.

Control App Behavior with a Custom App Setup Policy​

To pin the EasyLife 365 Collaboration App for specific users, create a new app setup policy.

Create a New Setup Policy​

  • Go to Teams apps -> Setup policies: admin.teams.microsoft.com/policies/app-setup.
  • Press the Add button.
  • Enter a name for your policy, such as EasyLife 365 Collaboration App Setup Policy.
  • Under Pinned apps and Installed apps, search for EasyLife 365 Insiders and add it.
  • Adjust the order of the apps and press Save.

Assign the App Setup Policy to Users​

  • In the Teams admin center, go to Users.
  • Click on a username and then go to Policies.
  • Click Edit next to the assigned policies.
  • From the drop-down menus, select the EasyLife 365 Collaboration App Setup Policy and press Apply.

Alternatively, use PowerShell to assign an app setup policy to a user:

Grant-CsTeamsAppSetupPolicy -Identity <UserPrincipalName> -PolicyName 'EasyLife 365 Collaboration App Setup Policy'

The app will appear for all users within 24 hours. To force a refresh of the Teams client, log off and back into Teams.

Assign the App Setup Policy to Security Groups​

Use PowerShell to assign an app setup policy to an Entra ID security group:

# New setup policy for an Azure security group
New-CsGroupPolicyAssignment -GroupId <Group Object Id> -PolicyType TeamsAppSetupPolicy -PolicyName 'EasyLife 365 Collaboration App Setup Policy' -Rank 1

# View group policy assignments
Get-CsGroupPolicyAssignment -PolicyType TeamsAppSetupPolicy

For more information on assigning a policy to a group, visit Microsoft Docs.