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garthlaidlaw
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March 14, 2023
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Zoom Desktop Notifications - HOW TO TURN OFF

  • March 14, 2023
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Hi there,

 

Since linking my Gmail and Google Calendar with Zoom desktop app, I continuously get distracting pop-up notifications on my desktop - how do I turn these off?

 

For any employees at Zoom that may be seeing this: This is such an incredibly simple request, and it's kind of shocking it isn't obvious how to turn these off after a good search through in the settings.  Also, it is also ridiculous that this is the only support that is offered for a paying customer of Zoom - why not simply a LiveChat?  Very ridiculous, and very frustrated.

 

Thanks to anyone who can help solve this simplest of requests.

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    lanalight11
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    March 14, 2023

    Ditto   I do not want to link my  MICROSOFT calendar   w/ constant notifications- so disruptive.  I tried a thousand different ways to turn off  NOTHING WORKS    Insanity.

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      i2i
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      May 26, 2023

      How is this not easier?  Zoom - no one wants your intrusive notifications!  Now tell me how to turn them off.  It shouldn't be this freaking hard. 

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        GoodDawn
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        June 1, 2023

        What is this new notification thing that is happening? I never used to have pop-ups and now they're here. I have my settings for no notifications, yet I'm getting them. EXTREMELY DISRUPTIVE especially when I'm hosting a meeting or doing something time sensitive.  I hope whoever came up with this brilliant </s> idea has four flat tires every day until this is fixed. 

          ZoomVA
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          ZoomVA
          Community Manager
          June 1, 2023

          Hi all! To turn off notifications for a synced email account, go to your desktop client "mail" tab, then select the settings wheel icon on the far right. From there, go to Email preferences > General > Push Notifications "off"

           

          For meeting notifications, also while in the desktop client select your profile picture in the top right to access the main menu, then select Settings > General > deselect "Remind me x minutes before my upcoming meetings".

           

          Please let me know if this works for you! If you continue to receive notifications after these settings are changed, we can continue to troubleshoot.

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            garthlaidlawAuthor
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            June 1, 2023

            Thank the Virginia this does work.  Appreciate this support.  

            This really should be easier though, I think that is probably apparent from the comments here.  I thought that Mail tab was a virtually identical to the Gmail interface, and so didn't both looking around much.  Would be better if there was simply a 'Mail' or 'Notifications' in the master Zoom settings.  

              ZoomVA
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              ZoomVA
              Community Manager
              June 1, 2023

              @garthlaidlaw Thank you for your feedback regarding the settings! I'll make sure our Mail & Calendar team receives this thread and the request to centralize the settings.

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                plechazunga
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                November 10, 2023

                Just wanted to chime in how absolutely absurd this 'feature' is and that it seems to be turned on by default. Mind-boggling how anyone thought that was a good idea to spam every email you get. Does anyone at zoom realize how many emails everyone gets constantly? It's a non-stop barrage of notifications that sit above any application I'm working on. How could this get passed any QA or user testing? Blegh.

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                  Aaron5466
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                  January 16, 2024

                  Add my voice to the chorus saying this is a problem. I've spent an hour trying to get the notifications turned off, including following Virginia's steps. I thought I had it figured out but just got another unwanted notification. As another example of what is not working, the page at the following link refers to a notifications tab. I have yet to find a notifications tab: https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0057766#:~:text=Click%20Save.-,Enable%20or%20disable%20a%20notification,attendees%20will%20receive%20that%20notification.

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                    donsesso
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                    January 24, 2024
                     
                    This is SUPER frustrating. I managed to completely UNLINK my google account from Zoom via the Google Settings > Data & Privacy > Third-party apps and services. And deleted the Zoom connection. Next time Zoom opened up, I made sure not to give Zoom all of the requested access. These desktop notifications SUCK!! 
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                      AAL88
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                      February 12, 2024

                      I like the popup - but, I don't like the sound (DING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) - There should be an option, IF the "Remind me ###" option is enabled, to enable/disable "Play sound".

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                      danwarfield
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                      September 18, 2024

                      Zoom's original appeal was that it was designed for my benefit, not for theirs. Plot has been lost.

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                        mcreashlaw
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                        October 17, 2024

                        I have already turned off email notification for my email provider.  I did not elect to have Zoom override that setting and start sending me my email notifications.  BACK OFF ZOOM!!  You are disrupting my business day. 

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