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"Turn On Reactions" MacOS desktop notification

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
December 4, 2024
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I abhor automatic gesture reactions in Zoom so I've disabled them.

Recently, Zoom started popping up desktop notifications every time I start a new meeting - not traditional desktop notifications but one that hangs off the camera icon in the MacOS taskbar (Sequoia 15.2).

This is horrible. How do I make it stop?

Grr, I would upload an image but this forum isn't letting me.

The notification reads:

Turn On Reactions

"zoom.us" has turned off Reaction effects. Click <camera icon> and select Reactions to add more impact to your gestures.

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I also have this issue and cannot figure out how to resolve it.

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BDenk

Newcomer

Same - this is driving me crazy. I actually have reactions on. I don't really care, but what I do care about is a dumb popup coming up literally every time I start a meeting with no way or directions on how to get it to stop. Worse yet, the little "X" in the corner doesn't even work. you have to click the zoom icon in the menu bar for it to go away.

Come on zoom..you can do better than this.

agrberg

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Edit: Please see my latest reply as this may be fixed for some. https://community.zoom.com/t5/Zoom-Meetings/quot-Turn-On-Reactions-quot-MacOS-desktop-notification/m-p/221120/highlight/true#M120710

Same as everyone else has said, we need to be able to disable this. How did Zoom not catch this before releasing it? Do y'all use your own software?

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jackiedaytona

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Same issue as everyone else and it's driving me crazy. The "x" to exit out of the pop up doesn't work, and it shows up on every single meeting. 😑

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bradybluhm

Newcomer

Pretty sure this is a Mac problem and not a Zoom problem. I also thought it was zoom, but just had the same thing happen joining a Google Meet call. Not finding a way to turn it off, unfortunately.

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chsrbrts

Newcomer

I have this issue too

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Jfynboh

Newcomer

Same. This is driving me nuts!! I don't know why, its such a small thing but its every meeting and when you do several meetings all day long its just this thing that gets under your skin.

agrberg

Newcomer

Apparently this is a common macOS problem as it also effects Google Meets and other video chat applications. At the same time, this should be vetted by all applications on their respective OSes before release as this is super irritating and a superior application would look to mitigate it over the competition.

CarlaA

Community Manager

Hi everyone! Thank you for your contributions to the Zoom Community. I apologize for my delay in getting to this issue.

Upon reviewing, it appears that this notification is a built-in Mac feature that can be disabled. Below are the steps to turn it off:

On your Mac, choose the Apple menu

> System Settings, then click Notifications

in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
Click FaceTime on the right, then do one of the following:
- Change notifications: Set options, such as the style of notifications or where to show them. To learn about the options, click
  
  in the bottom of the window.
- Turn off all notifications from FaceTime: Turn off “Allow notifications.”
Reboot your Device

https://support.apple.com/en-ph/guide/facetime/fctmb2a13557/mac

Please confirm if this resolves the issue. Thank you!

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tcos

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Error sill pops up for me even after having turned off Facetime notifications

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Johnny5280

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Having the same issue and it's very frustrating. It only occurs when I am using an Apple built-in webcam, be it either on my MBP, the one in the Studio Display, or my iPhone as a camera. If I use an external non-Apple webcam, it does not happen. I have ensured that all the settings for "meeting reactions" on zoom.us are on, but whether they are on or off, it doesn't matter. The popup still keeps on coming every time I turn on my video.