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I can't switch back to Teams chat with Alt+Tab on Mac
I can't switch back to Teams chat with Alt+Tab on Mac, becose Teams have two windows: the chat and the Microsoft Teams Notification. Microsoft Teams Notification is the default window, and this window is nowhere, and can't close.
Very frustrating.
Test your apps Microsoft!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, I found a "solution" to force Teams to use the notifications.
Simple version:
01. You go to your teams https://teams.microsoft.com02. When it asks for notifications, give the permission and that's it.
As an App in your dock:
02. You copy the URL from your logged-in teams-tab (01.)
03. You install Epichrome
(Very useful, you can wrap a Website as a App and it appears in the dock. Basically is MS doing the same with their "App" except it uses Electron, Epichrome uses Chrome or Brave.)
04. Start it, go through the wizard, when it asks for the URL, give your Teams-URL and a fine name for it.
(Icon can be automatically downloaded)
05. Start the new app, log in, give permission for notifications. Since it is basically a browser, it is forced to use the default MacOS Notifications. Alt-Tab works again.
Alternatively, there is a way to make a WebApp with chrome. But I never use chrome.
Norbiprg It seems the bug happens when Teams creates its own notification popup. That "window" never goes away. You can see this by making Teams main window in foreground, menu bar -> window. You can see 2 listed windows: <current chat title> | Microsoft Teams and a "Microsoft Teams Notification" window. It's this notification window that I think is "active" on every desktop, so that's why alt-tab fails to work. It already thinks it has switched desktops to the correct one.
Not sure why teams can't just use built in Mac notifications. It's probably some marketing decision to keep the "look and feel" separate from Mac OS.
hartmms This is exactly the issue. And it still constantly drives me nuts, as I use multiple desktops, and can't switch to the main Teams window with Alt-Tab, because of the Microsoft Teams Notification (invisible) window, which exists on every desktop.
I always need to Alt-Tab to Teams, then go up to the Teams > Window menu, and select the other window to locate my main Teams window. We constantly use Teams at my organization, so I am always needing to switch back and forth.
It annoys me to no end.
Does no one from Microsoft ever chime into these discussions on these forums? Is there a place to file a bug report?
Norbiprg hartmms Here is a partial solution, using a feature that I didn't know existed. When you Cmd-Tab to Teams, press the up or down arrow on the app selection before you let go of Cmd. This shows all application windows for Teams (including the invisible one 🙂 ) and you can select the correct Teams window using the right/left arrow keys.
- Yes agreed, this is exactly the issue, drives me mad, Microsoft, please fix this issue!
- I went in and disabled GPU and unchecked New meeting experience - I no longer have a Notification Window...
Alt - Tab works again.- Just unchecking the "New Meeting Experience" worked for me... thanks for the tip, this has been maddening.
- That's perfect, just check "Disable GPU hardware acceleration" on Teams settings and restart it, works perfectly. Thank you! Saving a lot of time!
- This really sucks. Pathetic experience. poor support from Microsoft.
Same problem. Enough to drive me MAD!!
Used to be the 'Notification Window' causing the problem. Then 4 years in the making and they FINALLY integrated Mac notifications instead. But this still didn't fix this infuriating bug.
Cant believe you can have a search youtube from chat, but cant reply to a message or CMD + Tab to the window. Mind blowing- Your font and exclamation marks kinda sum up this issue for me. I am so beyond ****** frustrated with this. A simple thing like cmd-tab and Microsoft just can't get the **bleep** thing to work.
Norbiprg
FIXED!This was driving me NUTS...totally screws up the workflow.
Then I switched the Notification style from "Teams built-in" to "Mac", and then **restarted Teams**.
Switching apps/teams with Apple+Tab now toggles across different desktops on Mac for me.
Hope it works for you!MarcJirian Bummer. I was surprised by your comment, but you're right. It took about 3 days for it to revert, but I did have success by closing the app completely and re-launching. Annoying, but less so than it not working at all.
I hope they fix this ridiculous bug.
Try right clicking on the Teams icon in the bottom bar, pick Options and then assign to all desktops. just did this and it appears to be better. I also started to expand the window to full size without maximizing the window. Norbiprg
- "Try right clicking on the Teams icon in the bottom bar, pick Options and then assign to all desktops. " This did the trick for me, on MacOS, thank you very much for posting the solution!
CaryNC27519 - yeah, that works - but the thing about Spaces on the Mac is that different desktops are for different things. I'd rather not have Teams in all of those windows.
It's a good solution though - in the absence of any others!
This bug is an unending source of frustration for my team - BUMP. Please fix.
2 Years and this is still not fixed.... This has got to be by far the worst app on the planet. Slow as hell. Cannot Alt-Tab. Crashes randomly. "Something went wrong".... Yeah, you employed the wrong people that's what went wrong. And who the hell thought Electron would be the right choice???
- It looks like the only solution might be to buy a windows laptop
- Yes, I think its not a bug, its there strategy.
