Teams document links only open in browser not in app

[kamilla1010]

Hi!

I cannot find a way to change my settings so that document- or folder-links sent in emails open directly in the teams app and not my browser. In my previous workplace this just happened automatically, but in my new job (new PC and new settings) all links sent in emails created by clicking "copy link" in teams app seem to open in the browser even though I have the app installed and opened.

I see there are some old threads on this topic, but they are not helpful and I'm hoping that there is some easy settings solutions that I just don't see.. 

[#2]

@kamilla1010 

@Christopher Hoard @adam deltinger @ChristianJBergstrom  - any suggestions?

[#3]

How about changing the file opening defaults. Check my mate Nate’s article here

https://natechamberlain.com/2021/10/08/how-to-make-microsoft-teams-files-always-open-in-the-desktop-...

Let me know how you get on. Hope that answers your question. If it doesn’t it could still be using the old share links experience. Try updating teams, or getting it into preview which has the modern share file experience. That generates modern share links like SharePoint/OneDrive which should open in the app. 

Best, Chris

[#4]

Hi @Christopher Hoard 

Thank you for your respons! My problem is not opening documents directly in apps. If I receive or send an email with a link to a teams document or folder, it will open in the browser even though my default setting is open in apps like you suggest. I would like these sharing links to open in the Teams app (not office app) instead of the browser version of teams. I don't understand why it keeps opening a browser version when I have the teams app installed and open. 

[#5 · Accepted solution]

@kamilla1010 @Therese_Solimeno 

Hi Kamilla, 

Sure I get you. AFAIK it's because sharing links no longer Teams based links, they are full SharePoint links because Teams has fully aligned to the SharePoint/OneDrive sharing experience. When you used to do sharing links, it was designed to go within Teams. A sharing link today will be something like 'https://yourdomain.sharepoint.com/:f:/r/sites/Name' which will automatically trigger to go via a browser session because SharePoint is browser based. 

If this is something you want to see reintroduced I would personally raise a feedback uservoice at https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/

Hope that provides an answer to your question

Best, Chris

[#6]

@Christopher Hoard do you know if there is any update on this front? This is a super annoying process. I just want to open an email link *from Teams* that notifies me a colleague has responded *in Teams* to open in the native desktop app, namely...."Microsoft Teams."

Progress on this front?

[#7]

@Lars_I_Guess 

Agree – this is one of the most ANNOYING features in Teams when I just want a link that was provided to me take me to the correct folder in the native application.

Microsoft can we FIX THIS PROBLEM SOONER THAN LATER???

Sharepoint is already a mess to navigate…

[#8]

Super frustrating. MS Word Links copied and sent in email for collaboration open in bowser, with no apparent way to open in the app. The browser does not format the document like the app and is not useable for collaboration. Biggest weakness I have found in TEAMs.