How To Turn Off pop-up Notification in Microsoft Teams on Mac

The article provides two clear methods to disable pop-up notifications in Microsoft Teams on your Mac, either through the app settings or the system settings. By following the outlined steps, you can easily manage and customize your notification preferences to reduce distractions.



Microsoft Team alerts you with a pop-up banner notification when someone messages you. However, these pop-up notifications can be distracting or intrusive, so if you’re willing to turn off the pop-up notification in Microsoft Team on your Mac running the latest macOS version, then you’re in the right spot. Here’s how to turn it off. So, without any ado, let’s get started!

2 Ways to Disable pop-up notifications in Microsoft Teams on your Mac.

Here are two different ways to disable pop-up notifications in Microsoft Teams.

Way #1. Disable it via Microsoft Team 

If you are no longer willing to get the preview of your Microsoft Teams app on your Mac, then you can disable it right from the app. Here’s how. 

Step 1: Press Command + Space to open Spotlight search.
Step 2: Enter Microsoft Teams and click on it to open.

Command + Space Open Microsoft Teams On Mac

Step 3: After this, click More next to your Profile Icon at the screen’s top right corner. 
Step 4: Choose Settings.

Select Three Icon Tap Settings On Mac

Step 5: Click on Notifications from the left pane.
Step 6:
Enable toggle Show message preview.

Click Notifications Enable Toggle Show Messages Preview On Mac

Step 7: Click on the toggle next to the Show Message Preview to disable it. 

Disable Toggle Show Message Preview On Mac

Alternatively,

  1. Open Microsoft Teams.
  2. Click Microsoft Teams from the Mac menu bar.
  3. Choose Settings… from the resulted drop-down menu.
  4. After this, click on Notifications from the left pane.
  5. Click on the toggle next to the Show Message Preview to turn it off.

Way #2. Disable it from System Settings

Another handy way to turn off Microsoft Teams pop-up notifications is from the Mac system settings… Here’s how.

Step 1: Go to the Apple Menu located at the left top corner of Mac screen.
Step 2: Choose System Settings…

Open Apple Logo Tap System Settings On Mac

Step 3: Click on Notifications from the left panel.
Step 4: Search and select Microsoft Teams in the Application Notifications Menu.

Click Notifications Tap Microsoft Teams On Mac

Step 5: Toggle on Allow notifications to enable it.

Enable Toggle Allow Notifications On Mac

Step 6: From the next screen, click on the toggle next to the Allow Notifications to disable it. 

Disable Toggle Allow Notifications On Mac

Or else, click the dropdown next to the Show Preview within the Notifications page. At last, configure it to Never. Remember, doing so will disable the pop-up notifications for each app installed on your Mac. 

That’s It!

Final Thought!

That’s how you can turn off Microsoft Teams pop-up notifications on Mac running the latest macOS. In future, if you want to turn back it on, then follow the same steps mentioned above and enable the toggle next to the Show Message Preview within the Microsoft Teams App. 

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