# Your profile & preferences

Adjust your profile and preferences to make Slack work just for you.

# Configure your Slack notifications

[Notifications in Slack](https://slack.com/help/articles/360025446073-Guide-to-Slack-notifications) keep you informed of the work you care about, whether you’re at your desk or on the move. Use the steps below to customize your desktop, mobile, and email notifications.

**Note:** If you’re having issues with notifications, visit [Troubleshoot Slack notifications](https://slack.com/help/articles/360001559367-Troubleshoot-Slack-notifications) for help.

### How notifications work

- By default, you’ll receive notifications on desktop and mobile (if you’ve [downloaded the Slack iOS or Android app](https://slack.com/downloads)).
- You can decide whether to receive banner notifications on desktop or mobile, and adjust your default settings to be notified about **Everything** or **Mentions and direct messages**.
- If you choose to only be notified about [mentions](https://slack.com/help/articles/205240127-Use-mentions-in-Slack) and [direct messages (DMs)](https://slack.com/help/articles/212281468-Understand-direct-messages), you can [set exceptions](https://slack.com/help/articles/360056534254-Manage-notifications-for-specific-channels-and-direct-messages) to be notified about everything in certain channels or DMs.

## Choose how you're notified

Adjust your notification preferences to decide where you receive banner notifications and whether you’re notified about all messages or only mentions and DMs.

### Desktop

1. Click your profile picture in the sidebar.
   
   
2. Select **Preferences** from the menu to open your notification preferences.
3. Below **How to notify you**, check or uncheck the box next to **Desktop notifications** or **Mobile notifications**.
4. Select **Everything** or **Mentions and direct messages** from the **What to notify you about** drop-down menu.

### iOS

1. [Download the Slack app](https://slack.com/downloads/) to your mobile device and [sign in to your workspace](https://slack.com/help/articles/212681477-Sign-in-to-Slack) (if you haven’t already).
2. Tap your profile picture at the top of the screen, then tap **Notifications**.
3. Tap the toggle next to **Mobile notifications** if they aren’t turned on.
4. Below **What to notify you about**, select **Everything** or **Mentions and direct messages**.

### Android

1. [Download the Slack app](https://slack.com/downloads/) to your mobile device and [sign in to your workspace](https://slack.com/help/articles/212681477-Sign-in-to-Slack) (if you haven’t already).
2. Tap your profile picture at the top of the screen, then tap **Notifications**.
3. Tap the toggle next to **Mobile push notifications** if they aren’t turned on.
4. Below **What to notify you about**, select **Everything** or **Mentions and direct messages**.

### Set mobile overrides and additional notification preferences

You can set a different notification preference for mobile and choose whether or not you’re notified in the following scenarios:
- Someone replies to a thread you’re following
- You receive a message from a [VIP](https://slack.com/help/articles/34963579361683-Add-contacts-as-VIPs) when your notifications are paused (paid plans only)
- A huddle starts in one of your channels or DMs

### Choose what to show in Activity

You'll always see DMs, mentions, reactions, and thread replies in [Activity](https://slack.com/help/articles/19693583638803-Get-your-work-done-from-the-Activity-view), but you can choose whether to see other types of notifications as well:
- Channels with notifications set to "All new posts"
- Reminders when Later item due dates arrive

### Set up keyword notifications

You can set keywords to receive notifications about topics that are important to you. Whenever someone uses one of your keywords in a channel you've joined, you'll get a notification and see the keyword highlighted in yellow.

### Adjust notification sound and appearance

You can choose whether or not to display message previews in banner notifications and select which notification sound alerts you about:
- New messages
- [VIP](https://slack.com/help/articles/34963579361683-Add-contacts-as-VIPs) messages (paid plans only)
- [Huddles](https://slack.com/help/articles/4402059015315-Use-huddles-in-Slack)
- Sending a DM
- Receiving a DM while in the conversation

### Set your badge notification preference

When you have an unread notification, you’ll see a badge in the top right corner of the Slack app icon on your desktop. Depending on your device, there are a few ways to adjust this preference:

### Configure email notifications

You can choose what you get notified about and how often you receive notifications by email. Email notifications are bundled and can be delivered every 15 minutes or once an hour.