Microsoft optimizes Teams Shifts app to send shift notifications to designated employees

  On August 8, Microsoft officially released a blog post stating that it will further enhance the Shifts module in the Microsoft Teams application, focusing on improving the notification system.

Microsoft said that based on user feedback and suggestions, the Shifts module often pops up "noisy and irrelevant notifications", and users cannot get the information they need if they need to change their work shifts.

Microsoft said in a blog post that it is currently pushing an update that optimizes the notification processing method of the Shifts module, allowing IT administrators and other customers to customize the notifications sent to employees.

IT admins can send notifications about shift changes to designated team members, and officials said: "This enhancement gives managers more control over the frequency of notifications, ensuring that notifications are specifically targeted and sent only to the intended employees."

The Shifts app can now also display specific details about changes through its notifications and activity feed. These notification details may include updates on shift date and time, new locations, and more.

IT Home Note: This notification improvement has been deployed on the mobile side on August 1, and is expected to be deployed on the desktop side starting in mid-August.