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Overview

You can change your message notifications for Zoom through the settings. You can adjust your settings for an individual group or all groups. You can also set do not disturb hours and choose not to receive notifications while you are in a meeting.

This article covers:

Prerequisites

  • Zoom Client for Mac, version 4.1.8826.0925 or higher
  • Zoom Client for PC, version  4.1.8826.0925 or higher

Change Notifications for all Group Chats

  1. Log in to your Zoom client.
  2. Click on Settings.

  3. Select the Chat tab.

    This will pull up the chat notification options.
    • Keep all unread messages on top: Places unread messages at the top of your chats panel.
    • Show unread message badge for channels: Displays the number of unread message beside each channel name in your chats panel.
    • Push Notification: This only applies for group chats. You will still receive notifications for chat messages with an individual user.
      • All messages: Select this to receive notifications for all messages that you receive.  
      • Only direct messages, mentions: Select this to only receive a message when you are tagged (ie. @Your Name) or @all is tagged.
      • Nothing: Select this to receive no notifications for group messages.
      • With exceptions for: Click on this to set up which channels you want to have exceptions for. Change the radio buttons for individual channels.

      • Automatically disable notifications from: Set a do not disturb time when you will not receive any notifications.
      • Pause notifications while I am in a meeting or internal call: Select this if you do not want to receive notifications while you are in a Zoom meeting.

Change Notifications for an Individual Group Chat

  1. Log in to your Zoom client.
  2. Click Chat.
  3. Click the information icon beside the channel name.
  4. Click Notifications. You can change the following options:
    • Select Show unread message badge if you want to display the number of unread message beside each channel name in the chat panel.
    • Choose if you want to receive push notifications for:
      • All messages: Select this to receive notifications for all messages for this group.  
      • Only direct messages, mentions: Select this to only receive a message when you are tagged (ie. @Your Name) or @all is tagged.
      • Nothing: Select this to receive no notifications for this group chat.