Organization-Wide Installation of YakChat in Microsoft Teams
Organization-Wide Installation of YakChat in Microsoft Teams
A quick walkthrough to deploy the YakChat app to everyone in your organization’s Microsoft Teams by granting admin consent, configuring setup policies, and pinning the app.
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Follow these steps to add YakChat to all users in your organization’s Microsoft Teams.
Step 1: Find YakChat in the Teams admin center
Open the Microsoft Teams admin center.
Go to Teams apps > Manage apps.
Use the search bar to find YakChat and open the app.
Step 2: Grant admin consent
Open the Permissions tab.
Select Grant admin consent.
Sign in with your admin account and approve the request.
Step 3: Configure a setup policy to auto-install YakChat
Return to Teams apps and choose Setup policies.
Open your Global (Org-wide default) user policy—or the policy that applies to your organization.
Select Add apps, search for YakChat, choose it, and click Add.
This ensures the app is automatically installed for everyone covered by that policy.
Step 4: Pin YakChat to the Teams sidebar
Under Pinned apps, select Add apps.
Search for YakChat, choose it, and click Add.
Step 5: Finish and verify
YakChat will now be available and visible to your entire organization in Microsoft Teams.
Note: Changes may take some time to propagate. If needed, ask users to restart Teams.