The Link Spotter app has to be added as a tab to a channel of a team. Then the app will show the links of channel messages.
There are multiple ways of adding the app to a tab. You can directly navigate into the target channel and search for the app there. Or you can first search the app and then select a channel to which the app should be added.
If you want to get more information about apps in MS Teams you can also have a look at the official Microsoft documentation: Apps and services
Way 1: Go to the channel directly and add the app
To add the app as a tab, go to “Teams“ in the left menu of MS Teams and select a channel in the team you want. There is a “+” button on the top of the channel besides the already existing tab(s):
Image 1: Add a tab button
A click on the “+” will open a window that shows all available apps that can be added. If “Link Spotter” is not directly visible you can search for it with help of the search box in the top right corner of the window. Then select “Link Spotter”:
Image 2: Select app for the tab
After selection a next window opens that shows some information about the app and our company. You can have a look at the terms of use and the privacy policy as well as at the permissions you have to approve in order to use the app. For more information about permissions, please have a look here: https://communardo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LINK/pages/1018822694/Authentication+Security#Required-permissions.
To finally add the app, click on “Add” on the top right space in the window:
Image 3: Confirm adding the app to the tab via click on “Add“
Way 2: Search the app and select a channel
To add the app you can either click on the three dots or on the “Apps” entry in the left MS Teams menu.
When clicking on the three dots, you will see a window where you can search for the Link Spotter app:
Image 4: Search the app under “…” in the MS Teams menu
When clicking on “Apps” you will see the actual app store. Here you can also search for the Link Spotter app with help of the search box in the left top corner:
Image 5: Click on “Apps” to open the app store
Image 6: Search for the app in the app store
After selection of the app a next window opens that shows some information about the app and our company. You can have a look at the terms of use and the privacy policy as well as at the permissions you have to approve in order to use the app. For more information about permissions, please have a look here: https://communardo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LINK/pages/1018822694/Authentication+Security#Required-permissions.
Image 7: Add the found app to a team / channel
Click on “Add to a team” in the top left corner of the information window. The next window will show a search box, with that you can search and select the channel to which you want to add the app:
Image 8: Search for the team / channel
Image 9: Setup the tab for the channel
You get switched to the channel and a next window appears with a description of the app. Click on “Save” in the bottom right corner to finaly add the app as a tab.
Image 10: Confirm the adding to the tab with click on “Save”
App setup
After adding the app as tab, you may have to login. Therfore click on the “Sign in” button on the page and sign in with your credentials.
For the very first adding to a channel, the setup process can take a while until all links where found in the channel. You can wait or return later to check the state. When the process has finished the app can be used.