Deeplink in Teams App No Longer Working

[amelsom]

Hi,

Not sure if there has been an update but for some reason when using the "msteams://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat" link in a power app in team it no longer opens a chat to the specific person, it pops up a window that disappears no errors anywhere all my users are reporting the same issue and it recreates it when in the power apps builder for team the below code is what I have in place that was working until recently. using the https:// link does seem to work but opens a browser page and then makes the user open teams which opens a new chat but doesn't pass the user you want to chat to details in even if i hard code the link with a user email still doesn't work, which isn't a great user experience. is anyone else seeing the same issues? I'm wondering if it's related to the new team release coming. : 

Further details - app is a canvas app built in Powerapps for Teams, using dataverse for teams as the back end, app is pushed to all users as a Teams app its not added to a channel or anything like that. 

  If(
        gblIsHostClientWeb,
        Launch(
            "https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/0/0?users=" & locSelectedPerson.mail & "topicName=NewMessage" & "&message=Hi%20" & locSelectedPerson.givenName & "!",
            {},
            LaunchTarget.New
        ),
        Launch(
            "msteams://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/0/0?users=" & locSelectedPerson.mail & "topicName=NewMessage" & "&message=Hi%20" & locSelectedPerson.givenName & "!",
            {},
            LaunchTarget.New
        )
  )

[amelsom85]

Nothing as yet it seems some users have had a fix pushed out but I am also on that version updated on the same day and still have the issue. Are you enrolled in the teams early access? 

[LeighJ42]

This seems to be an issue with 'pop ups' or links generally. I am also having an issue with users accessing the app for the first time in teams and being asked to sign in but unable to. The workaround sees to be to pen teams in the web (teams.microsoft.com) and access the app, and grant permissions/sign in ad this seems to be cached somewhere and the teams app then works. It doesn't resolver the link issue.

[Mkris9]

Microsoft has confirmed that it is an issue with Teams client. it works on earlier releases but not the latest ones. Apparently it is fixed in the latest release, expected to be released in the next week or so. 

[amelsom85]

thanks for the update i'll keep an eye out for the update and see if that fixes it.

[LeighJ42]

Do you have the source for that information please? My management are blaming me for the app not working, I need to prove to them its not me!!!!!

[amelsom]

Has anyone had an update pushed out yet? i'm still experiencing issues with this

[amelsom85]

I've noticed my Teams has updated but i am still getting the issue can anyone else confirm if this version still contains the issue:

 Microsoft Teams Version 1.6.00.18155 (64-bit). It was last updated on 10/07/2023.

[Mkris9]

The version that fixes the bug is 1.6.00.18681. our tests so far has been positive. 

[LeighJ42]

That latest version seems to have half fixed my issue.

My button in an app that links to another tab using a msteams:// link is now working,

However new users to the app are still being asked to sign in, click it and the window pops up and vanishes, but then the app fails to authenticate. Anyone else having this issue? It is definitey the client as if you access the app on line, authenticate and then go back to the client the app then works fine.

[LeighJ42]

All solved, Had a chat with MS support. Latest version did fix sign in issue, but caching issue was causing problems. Most obvious answer of all, turn it off and turn it on again. Or in the case of the Teams client sign out and sign in again,.