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title: "SMS Notifications on Apple iOS"
slug: "sms-notifications-on-apple-ios"
updated: 2025-11-20T18:34:57Z
published: 2025-11-20T18:34:57Z
canonical: "kb.connecttoteams.com/sms-notifications-on-apple-ios"
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# SMS Notifications on Apple iOS

This article discusses how to enable the Teams client app on your Apple iOS device to generate notifications when a ConnecttoTeams SMS arrives.

In order to receive SMS Notification on your Apple iOS device, you must allow notifications in both the Teams app settings and iOS Settings.

1. In your **iOS Settings**, search for **Teams** and then set **Allow Notifications** to **On** ("iOS Notifications").

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2. In the Teams app that is running on your iOS device, select the **Notifications** option from avatar menu (see table below) and set the "**Notify me on mobile for**" the desired notification level ("Teams App Notifications").

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If you are having trouble receiving notifications on your iOS device, check the following:

- If you have limited Teams App Notifications to specific activities, try setting this to "All Activity" for testing purposes.
- If you have set the Teams App Notification to "Block Notifications" based on Quiet Hours or "When Active on other devices", try turning these options off for testing purposes.

"Teams client" or "Teams client app" refers to the Microsoft Teams communications application. The various versions of Teams app are:

- Desktop Apps: Dedicated apps for Windows and macOS.
- Mobile Apps: Available on iOS and Android devices.
- Web Access: Accessible through any web browser on supported platforms