Allow the admin to pin custom tiles to the app launcher for all users in the tenant
With the newly released update it is now easy for an admin to add a custom tile to the My Apps page. However, as an admin you still can't add this custom tile to the app launcher for any user except yourself.
For several companies it would be nice if you gave the admin the ability to add tiles directly to the app launcher for all users. For example when you want to link to the time management tool, public website etc.
Vincent Verbeek
shared this idea
AdminBarbara Feldon
(Office 365 Customer Experience, Microsoft Office 365)
responded
Great news! This capability is included in in the recently updated Office 365 Roadmap entry: “Admin App Launcher Customization Tools” which can be found in the “In Development” section.
https://products.office.com/en-us/business/office-365-roadmap.
178 comments
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Dave
commented
4000+ votes and now it's off the roadmap? C'mon microsoft... help us help you by actually communicating with us. The other half of this idea is managing tile visibility by group membership which I think is critical to delivering a complete solution: https://office365.uservoice.com/forums/273493-office-365-admin/suggestions/8544904-add-group-targeting-to-the-custom-tiles-for-o365
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Anonymous
commented
Microsoft, could we get an official response whether or not this will be seen on the road map under a new name or as part of new app launcher?
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Carl Shriver
commented
Note: Feature ID 14792 - Admin App Launcher Customization Tools has been cancelled. This feature would have implemented customization options for admins, including the ability to select and create custom tiles that appear in the user's 'HOME' view.
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Sarah
commented
I am a big fan of user voice but this seems to have really fallen through the cracks. Please update status to be accurate or update roadmap to include this if its really being worked on!
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Anonymous
commented
*******!!!
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Abdullah Alkhulaiwi
commented
There is nothing in the road map for this!
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Ryan
commented
Please remove your "WORKING ON IT" as Microsoft is clearly not working on it and nothing is in the road map!
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Yannick
commented
Hello Barabara
Can you tell us something about the roadmap entry "Admin App Launcher Customization Tools”?
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James
commented
Also looking for an admin update here as it appears this was removed from the roadmap.
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SDADM
commented
As a corollary, allow Admins to REMOVE tiles from the App-launcher for all tenant users.
We did not have oneDrive enabled initially, as IT wanted to test it and develop policies on bit's use before rolling it out. Granting a SharePoint Online license automatically made the oneDrive tile appear. If we could have removed/concealed it until we were ready, that would probably have helped limit the number of frustrated users calling our help desk.
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David Grand
commented
We could really use this functionality. Please stop working on stuff that changes the Outlook experience or adds useless functionality like some Delve junk and get working on this one please.
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Puttachad
commented
Look like clients could not pin tiles when created by administrator now.
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Kyle Mitchell
commented
Any update? If it was cancelled perhaps an explanation can be provided. I understand that the intent of the launcher is to be personal so MS may not want it to be admin controlled. However allowing admins to pin tiles/apps and then still allow end user to un-pin would be great. Every client we tell about Custom Tiles is super excited then super deflated when they find out it requires users doing multiple clicks.
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DS
commented
Updates? - you must be joking.
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Patrick
commented
Any updates?
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Mikael Svenson
commented
Any update on this one?
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Shaishav Merchant
commented
Having customized tile experience will go a long way in reducing learning curve. Hope this feature finds a place in future updates.
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Bill Blais
commented
Thanks, Ilija, for finding that reference! I suppose that explains it (depressingly), but it would be nice to have the admin response here at least match (even if it is a big thumbs down to users).
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Ilija
commented
The Office 365 Weekly Digest from 2017-09-04 stated "Note: Feature ID 14792 - Admin App Launcher Customization Tools has been cancelled. This feature would have implemented customization options for admins, including the ability to select and create custom tiles that appear in the user's 'HOME' view."
It does not appear in the roadmap, as cancelled or otherwise. Is there a planned replacement for it, or are admins going to be expected to ask every user in their tenant to add a tile to their app launcher?
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Andrew Mcgreogr
commented
Same issue here, I don't see it in the Roadmap.