Notifications for Likes and Reactions

In Microsoft Teams, you can quickly respond to messages with a Like 👍 or other emoji reactions (❤️ 😀 😮 😢 👏 🎉). These let you show emotion or agreement without needing to type a reply. You'll receive a notification when:

• Someone reacts to a message you posted
• Someone replies to your messages and reacts to it
• You're @mentioned in a message and someone reacts to it

You won't be notified when someone reacts to a message you didn't write (unless it's in a thread you're involved in).

How do I change my notification settings?

You can control which notifications you receive, and how. While reactions are a great way to respond to a post, the notifications can become overwhelming. The Digital Experience team recommends turning off these notifications—the reactions will still be visible within the post.

• Open Teams and select the three dots menu from the top-right and choose Settings
• Select Notifications and activity from the left-hand menu
• From the drop-down menu, select Off for these notification settings:

Missed activity emails

Likes and reactions

• New invites, updates and cancellations sent to me (calendar)
• When people forward meetings I've organised (calendar)