Activity feed basics

The activity feed is a summary of everything that's happened across Teams, from chat and channel @mentions to meeting invites and cancellations.

Select Activity Activity button in the top left of Teams to view your Activity feed.

Select Filter FilterAlt glyph 16px at the top right corner of the feed to find specific types of messages such as @mentions, replies, missed calls, and likes. Once done, select Close filter Close icon

Select More options Microsoft Teams more options icon to mark all notifications as read, or to access notification settings.

You can select the Unread Only toggle to limit your view to unread notifications.

When a red circle appears next to Activity Activity button, you have a notification in your feed. These notifications remain in your feed for 30 days. After that they expire and no longer show in your feed.

Activity button with two notifications

Activity feed symbols

We attached unique symbols to different types of notifications in your feed. That way, you can look through your feed and prioritize based on the following:

At mention button

@mentions of you specifically.

Teams button

@team mentions for teams you're on.

Channel mention button

@channel mentions in teams you're on.

Reply button

Replies to your posts.

Like button

Posts you liked.

Add people to team button

You were added to a team.

Team owner button

You were made a team owner.

Trending button

Trending posts.

Suggested Feed Item Button

Suggested posts. 

Teams Calendar tab icon

Meeting invite or update.

Forward button

Meeting forward

Activity feed basics

Select Activity Activity button in the bottom left of Teams to see your Activity feed, a summary of everything that's happened across Teams.

You can also select Filter Avatar filter button to find certain types of messages such as unread messages, @mentions, replies, and likes. You can select the Unread Only toggle to limit your view to unread notifications.

In the top right corner, select More options Microsoft Teams more options icon > Mark all as read to mark all notifications as read.

To access notifications settings, select your profile picture in the top left, and then select Notifications.

When a red circle appears next to Activity Activity button, you have a notification such as an @mention or a reply that you can see in your feed.

Activity button with two notifications

Activity feed symbols

We attached unique symbols to different types of notifications in your feed. That way, you can look through your feed and prioritize based on the following:

At mention button

@mentions of you specifically.

Teams button

@team mentions for teams you're on.

Channel mention button

@channel mentions in teams you're on.

Reply button

Replies to your posts.

Like button

Posts you liked.

Add people to team button

You were added to a team.

Team owner button

You were made a team owner.

Trending button

Trending posts.

Suggested Feed Item Button

Suggested posts.

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