You can control notifications at both the individual conversation level and globally across the app.
Mute notifications for a conversation
- Open the conversation you want to mute.
- Click or tap the bell icon in the top right of the conversation.
- Select your preferred notification setting:
- All messages — receive a notification for every message.
- Mentions only — only receive notifications when you are directly mentioned.
- Mute — choose how long to mute notifications: For 30 minutes, For an hour, For 2 hours, Until 9 AM tomorrow, or Until I turn it back on.
Note: Muting a conversation will not hide unread message badges in the sidebar.
Mute all notifications (Do Not Disturb)
- Click or tap the menu icon in the top right of the app.
- Select your status and choose Do Not Disturb — Mute all notifications.
- Choose how long to enable Do Not Disturb: For 30 minutes, For an hour, For 2 hours, Until 9 AM tomorrow, or Custom.
- If you select Custom, pick a date and time for notifications to resume and click or tap Pause.
Note: When Do Not Disturb is active, a red dot will appear on your status indicator.