Keep Tab in Memory when Switching to Chat / Other Tab - Prevent Loss of Edits, Files, Login credentials
Issue Summary:
Switching from a Tab to Chat / Teams / Other Tabs causes the Tab to close, causing you to have to reopen the Tab (actually having to navigate to it again inside the team). This will reload the tap and all content before the Switching will be lost.
Issues:
1. Tabs open in Team gets reset - when switching between Teams in Team View
2. Tabs reload - when switching between Chat and Team View
3. Content (edits, files etc) on Tab gets lost (Happens both for to Issue 1 and 2)
4. It makes you re-sign-in to Planner, Jira or whatever third-party tab you were using
Enhancements requested:
1. Tabs should stay open in the related Team - having to navigate and reopen a tab every time is very bad for workflow (Relates to Issue 1)
2. Tabs should be kept in memory - Reloading the tab every time is Very slow (Relates to Issue 1 and 2)
For us the main issue is that we lose edits, files, data etc when we navigate away from a tab to a chats or a different tab as the original tab reloads. We really can not be loosing data.
I see many of other issues on here that are related? I will list them here and ask that they get merged.
I will also comment on all the other issues and ask that people come here to vote and list more issues so that I can keep this issue updated with requests.
David Van De Meer
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154 comments
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Dirk
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It's especially frustrating when you use PowerApps to integrate a feature:
The app reloads everytime you switch tabs, resetting input.
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Anonymous
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Would make Teams much more user friendly and compatible to our needs
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Wendy
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This is one of the biggest complaints we get from users.
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Tom
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We are trying to get Teams adopted here and Tabs not retaining their state is going to make adoption alot harder. The scenario we have is there is a team that need to check between two web based systems. Currently when switching between tabs they will be logged out of each system and lose any unsaved data.
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Vova
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It is really painful - application must to keep state. You need to make it configurable - that application will decide if TAB should be refreshed or not
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simone
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I do agree, Teams should support this kind of multi-tasking
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Nathan
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My group edits a lot of files within Teams. So frequently I will instinctively click on a new chat that someone sends me and lose my place on file, having to renavigate to it and click "edit" again. If I'm careful, I'll open a browser version of Teams to chat in, and continue editing my file in the Teams app, but this shouldn't be a requirement.
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David Van De Meer
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@all - I have written to support and they said they will send it to the correct department but I never heard back again...
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David Van De Meer
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David Van De Meer
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David Van De Meer
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@Kyle S - thanks for listing more here to merge - I will contact support to request a merge
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Kyle S
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Kyle S
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Kyle S
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Kyle S
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Anonymous
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When switching between Tabs with i.e. a website linked within, the website is fully reloaded when switching back to the site. This is very annyoing if the reload causes i.e. a ticketsystem to reload a already half done ticket if there was just the need to check some info from another Tab.
I don't see a good reason why a Tab needs automatic reload. Maybe a simple Option if the page should be reloaded by hand or automatic will give TEAMS a push in performance, too.
You do a realy good job with teams - thank you all! -
Wendy Gramer
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This is especially annoying when we are using Planner for a stand-up or other meeting. If we need to switch windows to get a file or look at a chat, the Planner filters reset.
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Amna Jalal
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Yes this get very troublesome. I am on chat with a team member and I want to have a look at the task assigned to me at the same time. I filter the tasks and go back to the chat tab. Then when I switch back to the Tasks tab, the filter is lost! This needs some serious attention please. Thanks
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Kyle S
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Bump for this, its crazy annoying, and also, i think you can merge these in:
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/36556219-cache-apps-usage
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Anonymous
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Clearly, the dev didn't put "efficiency" into consideration here. This is just dumb. We're not in the early 2000s where people would peek the **** out of your shoulders to see what's up. duh