Automatic pop-up window opening

[Hector-Mina-98]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I have an application that works as a web page inside a MS Teams tab. The application can only receive events in the context of the web page.
The problem is that Teams tabs do not keep the context of the web pages contained in them alive when we change tabs, for example when we go to the chat section.

Describe the solution you'd like
I know that you can select the "Open in new window" option and it allows you to keep the context of the web page alive even when going to other tabs. However, I would like to know if there is any configuration in the manifest.json so that this pop-up can be opened automatically when certain events occur, for example, when you start Teams (this is more or less how it works with Chromium extensions), since my users want to avoid performing that task of opening it manually every time they open Teams.

[huimiu]

Hi @Hector-Mina-98, thanks for reaching out. We'll take a look at your problem and get back to you as soon as possible.

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🤖 AI-Generated Preliminary Analysis:

The issue you're describing relates to maintaining the context of a web page in a Microsoft Teams tab even when navigating away to other tabs or sections, such as the chat section. Unfortunately, as of now, Microsoft Teams does not support automatically opening tabs in a new window via the manifest.json configuration or any other automated method within the Teams SDK.

Here are the steps and suggestions based on the current limitations and known facts:

Current Limitations

1. Automatic Pop-out Not Supported: The Teams platform does not currently support the automatic pop-out of tabs via the manifest.json.
2. Manual Pop-out Required: Users need to manually select the "Open in new window" option to keep the tab context alive.

Potential Workarounds

1. User Instructions: Clearly instruct your users on how to manually pop out the tab. Ensure they understand the steps to keep the tab active even when navigating away.
2. Feedback to Microsoft: Submit a feature request to the Microsoft Teams Community Feedback Portal. This could potentially influence future updates to support such features.

Actionable Steps

1. Manual Pop-out Instruction:

   • Instruct users to click on the "..." (more options) next to the tab and select "Open in new window".
   • This will allow the web page to remain active in a separate window, maintaining its context.

2. Submit Feedback:

   • Go to the Microsoft Teams Community Feedback Portal and submit a request for the feature to allow automatic pop-out of tabs or a similar solution.

Example of Instruction

You can provide the following instructions to your users:

1. Open the desired Teams tab.
2. Click on the three dots ("...") next to the tab name.
3. Select "Open in new window".
4. Now, the tab will remain active even if you navigate away from it.

Related Issues and Discussions

• A similar issue and potential solutions are discussed in this Stack Overflow thread.

For now, these are the best practices to handle the limitation until Microsoft potentially adds support for the requested feature in future updates.

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[Yimin-Jin]

Hi @Hector-Mina-98. Currently, it is not possible to make tabs automatically pop out by modifying the manifest.json file. Microsoft Teams does not support this automatic feature.