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Norbiprg
Brass Contributor
Nov 12, 2020
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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 windo...
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  • chromax_123's avatar
    chromax_123
    Apr 13, 2021

    Ok, I found a "solution" to force Teams to use the notifications. 

     

    Simple version: 
    01. You go to your teams https://teams.microsoft.com

    02. 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.

     

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Norbiprg
Brass Contributor
Aug 06, 2021

hartmms “Teams now allows you to select "native mac" notifications channel. This method will allow cmd-tab to work all the time”

No.

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petelombardo
Copper Contributor
Mar 21, 2023

Norbiprg I've actually just found the opposite.  Opening up the Notifications settings in Teams desktop I found it set to Mac and when I changed it to Teams built-in alt-tab began working again.  Time will tell if it stays that way, but itmt, kudos to all who have posted to this long thread to keep the spolight on this, hmmmm... disappointing issue.