M365 Changelog: Microsoft Teams | Shifts app: Users must enable reminders for upcoming shifts and clocking in/out (Android users) – Aug 22, 2024

MC868914 – This message applies to frontline workers and managers using Android devices. if you are not using Android devices and frontline worker functionality, you can ignore this message.

Effective immediately for the Microsoft Teams Shifts app on Android devices: To continue receiving reminders for upcoming shifts and clock in/clock out, all Android users (managers and workers) must enable reminders in their device’s operating system. This change is due to Google’s changes to Android’s API 34.

How this will affect your organization:

The Shifts landing page on Android will display a pop up to enable reminders for all users. The pop up takes users to the OS page to enable the reminders for upcoming shifts and to clock in and clock out.

If a user dismisses the pop up, the user can go to the Shifts Settings page and enable the Scheduled shift reminders field that will navigate to OS page to enable the reminders for future shifts.

Android device users: Consent to this pop up to receive upcoming shift and clock in/out reminders:

References

• Manage the Shifts app for your organization – Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn
• Get started in Shifts – Microsoft Support
• What is Shifts? – Microsoft Support
• Clock in and out with Shifts – Microsoft Support