Why did Microsoft change the way links open in Teams? #M365AMA

In this episode, the #M365AMA panel discusses the following community question:

“Microsoft changed the way that the Teams website channel tab works in early April 2024. Instead of the client opening a site, a new browser tab opens. Microsoft says that the change better aligns with best practice for web security and privacy. I don’t understand their decision to do this. How should we handle this change?”

Check out the discussion here:

 

Participating in this discussion were:

• Christian Buckley, RD+MVP @buckleyplanet 
• Heather Severino, MVP+MCT @HeatherSeverino
• Hal Hostetler, MVP  @TVWizard
• Kirsty McGrath, MVP @KirstyMcGrath13
• Mike Nelson, MVP  @mikenelsonIO

Some relevant notes/links shared by the team:

• Upcoming updates to loading websites in Teams tabs, via Loki Meyburg on the Microsoft DevBlogs [https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/upcoming-updates-to-loading-websites-in-teams-tabs/]
• Web links from Outlook emails and Teams chats open in Microsoft Edge, via Microsoft Support [https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/topic/web-links-from-outlook-emails-and-teams-chats-open-in-microsoft-edge-b0e1a1c1-bd62-462c-9ed5-5938b9c649f0]
• Is there a way to ensure that microsoft teams opens in the app and not a browser first? via Microsoft Community discussion [https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msteams/forum/all/is-there-a-way-to-ensure-that-microsoft-teams/aa0ff8d4-1f75-464a-bacc-f6401434e6d3]
• How to stop Teams from opening in the browser and make it open in app instead, via TheWindowsClub [https://www.thewindowsclub.com/stop-teams-from-opening-in-the-browser]