Issue : App Takes a Long Time To Deploy
After clicking the sync button and patiently waiting, the app status still displays "Please wait, Setting up the Application in Teams."
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Solution
Have the Global Admin review the Third-Party and Custom app permissions from the Teams Admin Center to ensure that third-party and Custom Apps are allowed.
1. Under Teams apps, click Permission policies..png?sv=2022-11-02&spr=https&st=2025-12-02T00%3A16%3A39Z&se=2025-12-02T00%3A27%3A39Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=DbuVBxxdpPBH2NNufF9ssB9jIr3Ckf2t8xz6sMSaEkA%3D)
2. Click Open Manage Apps..png?sv=2022-11-02&spr=https&st=2025-12-02T00%3A16%3A39Z&se=2025-12-02T00%3A27%3A39Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=DbuVBxxdpPBH2NNufF9ssB9jIr3Ckf2t8xz6sMSaEkA%3D)
3. Under Actions, click Org Wide app settings..png?sv=2022-11-02&spr=https&st=2025-12-02T00%3A16%3A39Z&se=2025-12-02T00%3A27%3A39Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=DbuVBxxdpPBH2NNufF9ssB9jIr3Ckf2t8xz6sMSaEkA%3D)
4. Ensure that the following settings below are on and saved.
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5. Set the Upload custom apps to On for the Global (Org-wide default) policy.
Click on Teams apps, then select Setup policies. Next, under Manage policies, click Global (Org-wide default)..png?sv=2022-11-02&spr=https&st=2025-12-02T00%3A16%3A39Z&se=2025-12-02T00%3A27%3A39Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=DbuVBxxdpPBH2NNufF9ssB9jIr3Ckf2t8xz6sMSaEkA%3D)
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6. Once all settings are saved and turned on, the Global Admin should click the Sync <app> App button again on the enterprise dashboard page..png?sv=2022-11-02&spr=https&st=2025-12-02T00%3A16%3A39Z&se=2025-12-02T00%3A27%3A39Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=DbuVBxxdpPBH2NNufF9ssB9jIr3Ckf2t8xz6sMSaEkA%3D)
Note
The Teams client (Desktop/Web/Mobile) needs to be restarted whenever any policy-related changes are made in the Teams Admin Center.