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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.
Norbiprg I finally FIGURED THIS OUT! I only read the first page of replies so maybe someone else has also posted this, but if you enable Mac notifications in the Teams settings you'll get rid of that Notification window and allow tabbing between Teams and other apps like you'd expect (have to restart the app after making the change).
As an added bonus, you will also get notifications via Notification Center and the app icon will badge.
Not sure why Teams doesn't default to Mac notifications...
- UPDATE: oops, spoke too soon... still does not work when there is more than one MS teams window open. Still have to use the command+tab+up-arrow combo.
Colin_Seow Yeah... that sucks. I mean, it seems to work if you keep restarting the app, but it "breaks" way to frequently to make that a legitimate solution.
