Improve audio notifications
VOLUME: The sound is too low!! Most people don't think it's even on. Let us customize the sound level, please.
UNIQUE SOUNDS FOR CALLS VS CHATS/MESSAGES: Right now sounds are all or nothing. This is not good. For example, you may want to have sound for Calls but not for chat or messages. There is a difference when you need to hear that someone is calling you – versus getting the constant bing/bing/bing on message chat.
UNIQUE SOUND FOR PRIVATE CHAT: It would be nice to have different sounds for private chat and notifications, so that its easy to know what's coming in without having to look at it.
Trevor Madge
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The team has updated the default sound for Teams notifications so it is more noticeable. We are in final testing, with a goal to release the new sound by the end of this quarter.
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Anonymous
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I would like to see the Notifications Settings allow for more customizing. I saw another thread where a person described Teams as "not being intrusive enough", and I like that. Even with my volume turned all way up, the existing single tone available is not loud enough or does not always go off when a new message is sent. Also, the banner does not always pop up. Notifications has been the biggest issue within our office.
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Anonymous
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Teams is *very* cool and very well done but this is such an obvious problem. Come on Microsoft.
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Anon
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I would just like to have a sound play for incoming calls and NOTHING ELSE. I endlessly miss calls due to the lack of a ring sound...
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Josh
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I'd also love to be able to customize iOS notification sounds. A unique sound for messages would be great.
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Brian
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Is there a fix for the notifications and sound yet? I cannot hear it and my company plans to switch to this from a working app.
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Pamela Rosser
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This is a major problem. I can't click through every single channel constantly just to find out what's new! I've updated the notifications to be as intrusive as possible and I still have yet to see one single pop-up or email notification despite team members posting.
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George Burns III
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Skype is way better at making itself known... without the sounds in this app, my colleagues don't notice that they have activity they need to check in on
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T Wixon
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Please. I only get notifications for the general channel in any given team. Our office has created many Team channels, and even though I've subscribed to all, I don't get a notification or a visual cue that there is anything new.
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Anonymous
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Confirmation sound when uploading file?
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David Monk
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The sound volume it is so low it is nearly impossible to hear on a headset in a somewhat quiet room.
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Patrik Åberg
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Suggestions for different sounds as well as an opportunity to upload your own sound.
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xoxo
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there should be a mute option. its to noisy. notification is ok but the sound that it projects is annoying sometimes.
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Jason Crabtree
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Just happened to look at my phone and noticed a chat message from 30 minutes ago. I've been using my computer the entire time, so either the pop-up from the desktop client never appeared, or I must have looked away for a few seconds and missed it. I then opened the notification settings in the app, and all the entries are blank except for "Chat with Skype for Business" is enabled. If I choose an option for a setting, it then disappears back to blank a second later.
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Anonymous
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A small group of us in our company have been trying to use Teams (before rolling out to everyone), but have found that the notifications are almost useless. When I miss seeing that someone has messaged me on Teams, they end up using Google Hangouts or just calling me to get my attention. I have to do the same thing, IM my coworkers using Hangouts when they miss my Teams IM.
You know you have a problem with your instant-messaging app when you have to use a different instant-messaging app to tell someone that you instant messaged them...
The problem is that the Teams popup notification automatically disappears after a few seconds. If I don't see it before it goes away, the only way I have to know that I missed an IM is to go and look at the Teams window. You need to at least have an option to keep the notification popup open and on top until I acknowledge it.
Until this is fixed, I am telling my IT manager that we should stick with Google Hangouts.
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Sara H
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Can't edit my comment. I don't want to hold a call over my speakers, I just want to have it notify me of a call over my speakers :)
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Sara H
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I usually have a headset plugged into my computer and only use it during calls. I would love a way to override that option (as I've been able to do in Skype) so that incoming Teams calls come over my computer speakers. That way, if I'm at my desk, but not looking at my computer I'll still be able to hear that I have a notification without having to wear my headset all of the time!
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Anonymous
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very important to turn off notifications for teams i am part of but don't care about!
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Anonymous
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I constantly miss messages and calls on Teams due to the audio. My company entire company teleworks, and we rely on apps for vital communications. There needs to be audio settings in Teams to customize sound types for Chat, Channels, Calls, etc. Teams will not be usable for our company until this addressed.
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mbourgon
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Just adding that Lync/Skype has 23 different sound options in the Sound control panel. Everything from "Busy Signal" to "Untag". And each of those can be changed. I listen to heavy metal, and those sounds get lost. In Skype I have it changed to something more...noticeable.
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Ray Fallon
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This is essential IMO and a model like Slack would be awesome