If you already have it installed, the new capabilities should be available, but the Planner name will remain in the Teams desktop client. The new Tasks app is essentially a rebranding of the Planner app, with additional features and (hopefully) a new name.

The Planner app is already accessible in the Teams client, however, if you attached a Planner plan to a specific channel as a tab, it used to show a board view of all your Planner tasks, as well as new tasks given to you in the main Activity feed and calendar views. That’s it, following the steps above will help to reassign the application to the Team’s app gallery and allow you to access the planner app in Teams again.

Finally, the app “Tasks by Planner and To Do” should be now available to open.

Ensure “Add to an existing Microsoft 365 Group” is clicked.

Step by step process – How to fix – Can’t find the planner app in Teams Follow the step-by-step process below to see how you can find the planner app in Teams.

We will also address some of the issues that cause the reason why users can’t find the planner app in Teams. In this blog, we will cover why users can’t find the planner app in Teams.

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