TL;DR
Microsoft Teams is introducing enhanced sound notification controls, allowing you to customise sounds for different notification types. Due mid to late July 2024.

Details
You be able to select:

  • Settings to play/mute sounds for both standard and urgent and priority notifications
  • The option to play/mute sounds while status is Busy or In a meeting
  • Different notification sounds for standard, urgent, and priority notifications

The Play sounds with notifications setting will offer 8 sound options, including the default Teams sound:


Play sounds with urgent and priority contact notifications will offer 3 more prominent sound options along with the default Teams sound:


Change your notification sound settings in Settings > Notifications and activity > Sound

Availability
Due mid to late July 2024.

Source, related links, and references
MC799632.
365 Roadmap ID 93487.
Images: Microsoft.

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Page originally published
14th June 2024 and kept up to date.


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