Important Changes to Whiteboard in Teams tabs

Originally posted by Microsoft Mar 13, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Whiteboard is making Whiteboard tabs in Teams configurable using Teams app permission policies. This provides more control and flexibility to enable or disable Whiteboard tabs in Teams and complements the already existing meeting policy for Whiteboard in Teams meetings.

When this will happen:

Rollout will begin in early March and is expected to be complete by mid-March.

How this will affect your organization:

Whiteboard will become configurable via Teams app permission policies. This change applies to Whiteboard tabs but does not change Whiteboard in meetings or Teams Annotations.

Tenants who have the policy of “Allow specific apps and block all others” for Microsoft apps will need to add Whiteboard to the list of specific apps once this change is in place to keep Whiteboard tabs functioning. 

What you need to do to prepare:

Verify if you are using “Allow specific apps and block all others” in the Teams Admin Center. If so, add Whiteboard to the list of allowed apps. Please note that Whiteboard will not appear until after it has rolled out to your tenant, so you will need to check after March 15, 2023.

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