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Configure Notifications settings for apps on Mac
App notification settings for macOS allow administrators to customize how notifications from different apps appear on the device. You can adjust notification styles, sounds, and display preferences, such as banners or alerts. These settings control how notifications show on the lock screen or in the Notification Center. With Hexnode UEM, admins can centrally manage and customize app notification settings for macOS devices from a single console.
This feature works on devices running macOS 10.15 and later.
Configure macOS App Notifications settings via policy
To configure the app notification settings for macOS devices via policy,
- Login to your Hexnode UEM portal.
- Navigate to Policies > New Policy. Assign a suitable name and description (optional) for the policy. You can also choose to continue with an existing policy.
- Go to macOS > App Management > App Notifications. Click Configure.
- Click on +Add Notification Settings.
You can either Select Apps from the list or Specify Bundle Id for the app on which you want to configure these notification settings.
Available Configurations
| Settings | Description |
|---|---|
| App Name | The selected app’s name will be displayed here. |
| Bundle identifier | The selected app’s Bundle identifier will be displayed here. |
| Enable notification | Check this option to enable the application to send notifications to the devices. |
The below configurations are available only if Enable Notification is checked:
| Settings | Description |
|---|---|
| Show in Notification center | Check this option to allow the app to show notifications in the Notification Center. |
| Show Notification in Lock screen | Enable this option to allow the app to display notifications on the lock screen. |
| Alert Type | Choose how to display notifications when the devices are unlocked. The available options are None, Banner (default), or Alert
|
| Badges Enabled | Check this option to add a badge to the app icon. The badge indicates the number of unread notifications or messages. |
| Sounds Enabled | Check this option to play sounds for the app’s notifications. |
| Critical Alerts | Check this option to allow the app notifications to be displayed even though ‘Do not disturb’ and ‘ringer’ settings are enabled on the device. |
Associate policy with devices/groups
If the policy has not been saved,
- Navigate to Policy Targets > Devices > +Add Devices.
- Choose the target devices and click OK. Click Save.
- You can also associate the policy with Device Groups, Users, User Groups, or Domains from the left pane of the Policy Targets tab.
If the policy has been saved,
- Go to the Policies tab and choose the desired policy.
- Click on Manage drop-down and select Associate Targets.
- Choose the target entities and click Associate.
What happens at the device end?
Once the policy is applied, the notification settings for the configured apps will be saved on the device.
