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Make "Follow this channel" the default setting.

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Channels should be followed by default with the user unfollowing it if they wish.

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  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    We need the option to get and set notification-settings via API. After some research, it looks as this is not possible right now

  • Tarman commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Without notifications it's being extremely difficult to make users adopt Teams, active users stop using it after a while, as nobody answers their posts

  • Eric commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    How I envision Teams notifications to behave...
    When added to a Team:
    -Receive no notifications unless tagged (this is current behavior that I like)
    --This prevents user from being annoyed if they are randomly added to a Team but not active

    When creating a Team:
    -Receive all notifications for all channels by default (honestly this may be current default I am not sure)

    Settings Options to be Changed:
    -Give ability globally to receive notifications for all channels within a Team
    --Currently, user must manually opt in to receive notifications for each channel
    -Give ability to accept or ignore notifications from a newly created channel within in a Team (currently do not receive notifications)

  • Holger commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Absolutely neccesary be able to force the notifications for certain teams.

  • Walter Furrer commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    The current standard doesn't make sense: if you are Opening new channel, then you will get the news of the team members!
    best regards

  • Reese commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    When we (the owners) send a message on the general channel, we want all users to be notified without having to tag @team. Need the ability to force all users to follow the channel

  • Travis McGrath commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Is this review any different from the last 3 times this item reviewed? Because it's been under review since 1/23/2018, over 2 years.
    Honestly, this is the preferable alternative to having it off by default, but options to set defaults at the global level would be far more beneficial.

  • Jim commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    We're migrating from Slack to Teams. First thing I noticed was the lack of notifications when msgs are sent. What good is this if I have to go look for the msgs sent to me? I'm sitting at my screen and have no idea a conversation is happening that I should be part of.

    Default setting for all channels should be set at the Team level. Then users can opt out if they choose.

    Please fix this as it is making our user adoption very difficult!

  • vasanth commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    As Teams Admin should have option to set force the notifications ON and deny the user the possibility to set it OFF. also as Teams owner they should also get option to enforce notifications for members when there is new post or update in channel. if members doesn't want notification they can turn off them self

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Hi,

    I also think that it should also be possible for the Teams Admin, to set force the notifications ON and deny the user the possibility to set it OFF. There are some channels where we want to guarantee that everyone is receiving notifications.

  • Ondřej Zikmund commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Hi MS.
    According this article (https://support.office.com/en-us/article/manage-notifications-in-teams-1cc31834-5fe5-412b-8edb-43fecc78413d) the notification default should be like that: By default, channel mentions are turned off and all new posts will only show in Activity.

    This is NOT TRUE. When I click in Channel notification on "Reset do default", the result is:
    All new posts = OFF
    Channel mentions = Banner and Feed.

    Are You still doing a review since 2/2020?
    Please fix this! Make "Banner and Feed" a default for both. Thank You!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    When someone creates a new channel (incl. General in a new team), all members have the notification for that channel off. So they don't even know any channel exists. If they don't know about this feature and don't use Teams often, there may be a conversation going on for days and weeks, and they have no idea it exists! So I have to open Teams and check regularly if a new channel has been created and then opt for notifications manually? That's just absurd!
    In other words, if I post something in a channel and nobody replies, it is highly possible the members don't know about it at all. This makes Teams nearly unusable...

  • Peter Brink commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Would love to have this setup.

    Team admin portal Settings: (Teams -> Teams Policy -> (policy option)
    - Default Channel Notifications (same as in app, Off, Banner and Feed, Only show in feed) (default being Off because that is what it is now)
    - Check off to change all channel notification options (This might be a huge change so ok not having this)

    In Teams app, Under Manage Team -> Settings -> Notifications (new section):
    - Default Channel Notifications (same as in app, Off, Banner and Feed, Only show in feed) (default being Off because that is what it is now)
    - Checkbox to change all user channel notifications in team (again possible huge change so understand if not possible)

    In Teams app, Select Team -> Manage Channel -> Settings -> Notifications (new section):
    - Default Channel Notifications (same as in app, Off, Banner and Feed, Only show in feed) (default being Off because that is what it is now)
    - Checkbox to change all user channel notifications in team (again possible huge change so understand if not possible)

    In Teams App, Under manage team -> Channels -> 3 dots next to channel -> Channel Notifications
    - Checkbox "Update all users notifications for channel", Only allowed if an owner of the channel

    This would be great for future channels and getting all users notifications updated instead of fixing one by one to get them what we need them to be. They can always go in and change it back to mute if they want to.

    I put all possible settings here. If at the very least we can do it on a team level and channel level that would be amazing.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This is really vital for pushing adoption. If admin can create a channel and default to have someone follow and get notifications, this will allow Teams to be used for important announcements and draw people into Teams and away from email. End users can always opt-out of the notifications

  • Dave L commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This really needs to be updated so that notifications are the default option - the notifications are not intrusive, i.e. no email, so it makes much more sense to have them on by default. Using teams as a resilience measure in the current crisis involves having people use it that are not necessarily tech savvy and also very busy so having to get them to turn on notifications for each channel separately is ridiculous

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