Slack adds app home screen, better app discoverability

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
At its Spec developer conference, Slack today unveiled new features aimed at bolstering app discoverability and reducing the need to leave
Slack for a variety of tasks
The changes include a new app home screen and redesigned app launcher, the addition of modal windows, and an extension of app &actions&
across the platform.Accessing other apps from within Slack has long been key to the collaboration tool appeal; there are now more than 1,800
third-party apps available in the company App Directory
Options include integrations with the likes of Microsoft, Salesforce, Workday and Google and for Slack-specific bots and services Polly and
Troops.