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I can't switch back to Teams chat with Alt+Tab on Mac
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.
Basically I have BetterTouchTool trigger an action when Teams becomes the active app, so when I cmd+tab to switch to teams it triggers the action which is to simulate pressing the 8th item in the menubar under Window, which is always the last window you were active in in Teams.
This makes it so it will change to the desktop/space where teams is running.
I posted the code and screenshots of how it is set up at the BetterTouchTool forum:
https://community.folivora.ai/t/ms-teams-workaround-for-using-cmd-tab-app-switcher/26518
Another great workaround is to install the free app called AltTab (Link Below) which is an app switcher that can either replace the native app switcher or be configured to use a different key combination. for example Ctrl+Tab, to switch between apps.
I have been using AltTab for a few months now and I have had no issues, I can finally switch between apps and back to Teams with ease.
https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app
https://github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos