# Notifications

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**Play message notifications** controls whether a sound will play when a message is received.

**Play call notifications** controls whether the ringtone will play when a call is received.

**Enable push notifications for one-to-one chats** controls the receipt of message notifications for direct chat messages.

**Enable push notifications for channels** controls the receipt of notifications for channels of which the user is a member.

**Enable vibration notifications** controls whether the device will vibrate when a message is received, note the device must support vibration notifications. 

**Show in-app pop-up notifications** controls whether a pop-up notification will be shown within the application when a message is received.

**Show desktop notifications** controls whether to show pop-up desktop OS notifications when a message is received.

**Disable all application notifications** will disable all notifications.


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