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Audience: Students, Faculty, Staff
Responsible Group: IT Training and Outreach
Overview
Avoid notification overload by customizing notifications so you stay informed about mentions, replies, announcements, and community updates at your preference. Tailor notifications and frequency (real-time vs. digest) to match your workflow and reduce distractions.
Key Features
- In-app & desktop push: Real-time alerts in the Viva Engage web/desktop experience.
- Email: Choose which activities generate emails (mentions, replies, announcements, daily/weekly digests).
- Teams activity feed: See Viva Engage and Answers in Viva updates directly in Teams.
- Per-community control: Decide which communities can send notifications and how often.
- Granular settings: Adjust by notification type, channel, and (if applicable) per Engage network.
Tip: Review your settings at the start of each term or when you join/leave communities to keep noise low and signal high.
Where to change notifications
Microsoft's webpage, Manage your Viva Engage notifications, has directions for changing notification settings for:
- Pop-up notifications (desktop and web app)
- Email
- Mobile (push notifications) for Android and iOS.
Note: If you aren’t receiving notifications, confirm Engage notifications are enabled within app settings and allowed in your browser/OS notification permissions.
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