Notifications in Teams

There are multiple ways to access and manage notifications in Teams. Here's how to set notifications in general and how to set notifications from individual channels in teams.

Notifications in general

1. Click on the three dots in the top right hand corner and choose "Settings":
2. Here you can set when and how you get notifications.
   • Activity: You will receive a notification in the "Activity" tab located in the top left hand corner in Teams
   • Banner: You will be notified with a popup (banner) on your computer.
   • Off: You will not get any notification.
   • Missed activity email: If you have unseen notifications you can have them sent by email.

Notifications from channels

1. Click the three dots next to the channels name for which you want to set notifications and click "Channel notifications":
2. Choose where and how you would like to receive notifications for the channel.
   • All new posts: When someone creates a new post. You can also include all replies.
   • Channel mentions: This is when someone tags the channel (fx. @General).

Customize notifications on Samsung devices

On recent Samsung devices you may need to activate a setting within the operating system to be able to customize the Teams notifications:

1. Open "Settings"→ "Notifications" → "Advanced settings":
2. Turn on "Manage notification categories for each app":
3. Now the option for "Notification categories" will appear underneath the Teams notification settings:
4. Here you can configure the notifications more thoroughly: