How to Manage Notifications in Microsoft Teams

Control which banners, emails, or feeds you receive for mentions, chats, team activity, and more.

 Instructions

1. Prerequisites

   • Signed in to Teams (desktop or mobile).

2. Access Notification Settings (Desktop)

   • Click your profile picture (upper right) → Settings → Notifications.

3. Configure General Notifications

   • Mentions: Choose whether to receive Banner and feed, Only show in feed, or Off for @mentions.

   • Messages: Configure for Chat, Channel mentions, Replies, etc.

   • Team and Channel Activity: Set custom notifications per Team/Channel: click Edit next to the team name, choose All activity, Mentions & replies, or Off.

4. Email Notifications

   • Under Email, set frequency for “Missed activity emails” (e.g., As soon as possible, Daily digest, or Off).

5. Customize Appearance and Sounds

   • Toggle Show message preview, Play sound for notifications, or HTTP request (if using webhooks).

6. Mobile Notification Settings

   • Open Teams on mobile → tap Menu (≡) → Notifications.

   • Configure Push notifications for Chats, Mentions, Reactions, etc.

   • Optionally, tap During quiet time to schedule Do Not Disturb hours.

7. Quiet Hours / Quiet Days (Mobile Only)

   • In mobile Notifications, tap During quiet time, toggle Quiet hours, set start/end times.

   • Optionally set Quiet days (e.g., weekends). This suppresses push notifications during those times.