Update Microsoft Teams Notifications

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Notifications & Activity

In Teams, you can set up how and when you would like to get notifications for teams and channels, chats, meetings, and more.

  • Click on the More options icon (...), located to the right of your Profile icon.
  • Select Settings. 

Three horizontal dots selected on Teams screen to display a drop down menu with Settings tab.

  • Navigate to Notifications & activity in the "Settings" menu.
    • Here you'll be able to modify your notifications (General/ Chats & Channels/ Meetings/ People/ Apps).

Notifications panel under the Settings menu showing various options to manage notifications.

Customize Notification Sounds

Customizing notification sounds helps you stay alert and ensures you don't miss important messages. Follow the steps below to get started:

  • Open Teams and click on your Profile icon, located top right corner. 
  • Navigate to Settings from the drop-down menu > Notifications.
  • Under "Notification sounds," select the desired sound for different types of notifications. 
  • Save your changes to apply the new notification sounds. 
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