Manage Likes and Reactions Notifications in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams likes and reactions notifications alert you whenever someone leaves a thumbs-up, heart, or emoji on a chat message. These banner alerts and sounds give you fast feedback without forcing you to read full replies, but too many of them break your focus during a busy workday.
You can turn these specific alerts on or off inside your app settings to keep your screen quiet. Managing this feature stops constant buzzing so you only see the chat updates that truly matter.
Manage likes and reactions notifications by going to Settings and more > Settings Notifications and activity. Within the Chat section, choose to show likes and reactions in Activity and banner, only in Activity, or turn them Off. This helps reduce distractions.
Turn notifications for likes and reactions on or off in Teams
You can turn Microsoft Teams notifications for likes and reactions on or off by opening your account settings, going to the Notifications area, and changing the settings for likes and reactions. This stops those small alerts from popping up on your screen when someone gives a thumbs-up or heart to your chat message, helping you stay focused on your work.
Open Microsoft Teams from your Start menu or taskbar. If a mini window appears, click the expansion button on the menu bar to open the full window.
You can also launch the app from the Taskbar or Taskbar overflow.
When you first launch the Teams app, the mini window will open. Click the expansion button on the menu bar to open the full Teams window.
In the full Teams window, click the Settings and more ( …) button next to your profile picture and select Settings from the menu.
Next, select the Notifications and activity tab on the left of the Settings page. Then, under “Chat,” choose the "Likes and reactions" tile and use the drop-down menu to show or hide notifications.
Your options are:
- Show in Activity and banner
- Show in Activity
- Off
That should do it!
Tweaking these notification thresholds keeps your activity feed relevant without losing track of urgent chats.
- Turning notifications for likes and reactions on or off in Microsoft Teams is a valuable feature for minimizing disruptions and staying focused.
- You can find these settings in the Microsoft Teams app to customize your notification preferences.
- Users can choose the level of visibility they desire for these interactions, whether to display likes and reactions in the activity feed and banners or turn the notifications off entirely.
- By following these steps, you can easily adjust likes and reactions notifications in Microsoft Teams to suit your workflow.
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