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How to Disable Viva Connections SharePoint News Notifications
Question details
Administrators want to turn off SharePoint news notifications sent by Viva Connections across their entire tenant without disabling the Viva Connections app.
- Product
- Microsoft Viva Connections
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Managing tenant-wide app notification settings to prevent users from receiving premature alerts about SharePoint news posts.
- Observed behavior
- Viva Connections triggers notifications as soon as SharePoint news posts are created, even before scheduled publication, and lacks an out-of-the-box tenant setting to disable this globally.
Verify that you have Microsoft 365 Global Administrator or Teams Administrator permissions before reviewing tenant-wide app policies.
Submit Feedback and Engage the Community Hub
Since there is currently no native tenant-level switch to disable these notifications, escalating the request to Microsoft is the official recommendation.
Microsoft has not yet released an out-of-the-box feature to suppress Viva Connections news notifications globally. Administrators facing this issue should add their vote to existing feature requests.
Navigate to the official Microsoft Viva Connections feedback portal in your web browser.
Search for terms like 'disable news notifications' and cast your vote on existing administrative feature requests.
Visit the Viva Connections Community Hub to post your specific issue and receive alternative guidance or updates from Microsoft experts.
Instruct Users to Manage Notifications Locally
While admins cannot disable the alerts globally, end-users can manually turn off Viva Connections notifications in their own Teams client.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why do Viva Connections send notifications before a scheduled SharePoint post is published?
Viva Connections currently triggers a notification upon the creation or approval of a news post rather than its scheduled publication time. This is a known synchronization limitation within the platform's current architecture.
Can I use PowerShell to disable Viva Connections notifications globally?
No. There are currently no PowerShell cmdlets or hidden administrative parameters that allow administrators to turn off Viva Connections news notifications for an entire tenant.
Will blocking the Viva Connections app stop the notifications?
Yes, blocking or unpinning the Viva Connections app via Teams setup policies will stop the notifications. However, this will also completely remove access to the Viva Connections dashboard and intranet resources for all affected users.
Is there a way to only notify specific groups of SharePoint news?
SharePoint audience targeting allows you to direct news to specific groups, which in turn limits who receives the Viva Connections notification. However, it does not solve the issue of notifications triggering before the scheduled publication time.
