The short answer
In the Teams app, tap your profile picture, then Notifications, then Block notifications. Turn on Block during quiet hours, set your daily hours and any quiet days. Teams stops sounds and push notifications during that time. The app still opens, though.
Set up quiet hours
- Open Teams and tap your profile picture.
- Tap Notifications, then Block notifications.
- Turn on Block during quiet hours. Older versions call it During quiet time.
- Turn on Certain hours and set a start and end, like 6:00 PM to 8:00 AM.
- For weekends, turn on All day and pick Saturday and Sunday.
Teams may offer to set the same quiet hours on Teams and Outlook. Read that prompt before you tap: Microsoft notes the change can’t be undone.
In the same menu, When active on other devices keeps your phone quiet while you’re using Teams on your computer. Useful during the day.
What quiet hours don’t do
- They’re mobile only. Teams on desktop has no quiet hours. There, set your status to Do Not Disturb.
- Nobody else is told. Quiet hours don’t change your status, so colleagues won’t know you’re away. If you want them to, set a status message before you log off.
- They follow your phone’s clock. Quiet hours use your device’s time, so they move with you when you travel.
- The app still opens. Quiet hours stop the sound and the banners. Everything new is waiting the moment you open Teams.
Teams quiet hours not working? Check what is reaching you
Microsoft documents quiet hours as a mobile notification schedule. They do not change your status or stop new messages appearing inside Teams. Before changing the hours again, identify whether you saw a phone alert, an in-app message or a desktop notification.
| Symptom | What to check | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| Your phone alerts at a time you expected to be quiet | Certain hours, the selected days and the device clock | Review the schedule for that day and local time zone |
| Messages appear when you open Teams | Whether you expected notifications or app access to stop | This is expected: quiet hours mute alerts, not message delivery |
| Teams is still noisy on your computer | Which device sent the alert | Quiet hours apply to mobile; review desktop notification settings separately |
| A second phone or Outlook has different quiet hours | The account and whether Set on Teams and Outlook is enabled | Review the sync option before using it; Microsoft says its synchronization action cannot be reversed |
| You travel and the schedule shifts | The phone’s local time | Microsoft says quiet hours follow device time; choose hours appropriate for your location |
In Microsoft’s quiet-time documentation, the optional sync applies to Teams and Outlook mobile apps signed into the same Microsoft account. It is not a desktop quiet-hours setting. To tell colleagues you are away, set an out-of-office status in Teams; for phone-wide notification settings, see iPhone quiet hours.
Keep Teams closed after work
The last one is the gap that matters. If opening Teams is a reflex, silence doesn’t help. You can block it with Screen Time (compared in how to block work apps after hours on iPhone), or with Out of Office:
- Pick Teams, plus Outlook and anything else from work, in Apple’s app picker.
- Choose Every evening, Weekends, or your own days and times.
- After hours, Teams opens to a shield instead. Tap “OK, fine” and get on with your evening.
Questions
Does Teams have quiet hours on desktop?
No. Quiet hours are only in the Teams mobile app. On desktop, set your status to Do Not Disturb instead.
Do people know when I have quiet hours on?
No. Quiet hours only change notifications on your phone. Your status stays the same, so set a status message if you want colleagues to know.
Will I miss messages during quiet hours?
No. Messages and activity arrive as normal; you just don’t get a sound or a banner. They’re all there when you open Teams.
Can I block the Teams app itself after hours?
Yes. Screen Time can do it with Downtime or an App Limit, or Out of Office can shield Teams, and only your work apps, during the hours you set.
Sources
Menu names change between app and iOS versions. The linked official documentation was reviewed October 24, 2026.