WPS Message Notifications on Windows: Introduction

WPS Message Notifications is the notification settings feature in WPS Teams for Windows; it includes 6 core tasks, with 6 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	6	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	6	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index

About This Feature

Overview

Message Notifications helps you manage how WPS Teams alerts you on Windows, so you can balance timely updates, fewer interruptions, and message privacy.

Key capabilities include:

Open the Message Notifications settings page and review all notification options in one place.
Turn new message sounds and call or meeting invitation sounds on or off.
Turn desktop pop-up notifications on or off.
Show or hide message details in notification pop-ups.
Choose whether a clicked notification opens in the chat panel or the main app window.
Control message pop-up behavior during calls and meetings.

This feature is useful for daily team communication, meeting collaboration, focused work, and privacy protection before screen sharing.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	Windows desktop environment
App version	It is recommended to use the latest WPS Office and WPS Teams client
Network	A stable network connection is recommended for online messages, calls, and meeting invitations
Other	Sign in with an available WPS account and allow system notifications to display normally

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Launch WPS Teams, open Settings, and confirm that the Message Notifications option is available

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Supports centralized settings in WPS Teams for sounds, message pop-ups, notification detail visibility, in-app open behavior, and pop-up behavior during calls and meetings.	Teams lets users manage sounds, message previews, notification display position, and notification behavior during calls and meetings in Notifications and activity.	Google Chat supports desktop notification toggles, conversation and space notifications, custom notification sounds, and depends on browser and system notification permissions.	Notion supports desktop push notifications, badge icons, and email notifications for comments, mentions, reminders, and workspace activity.	Acrobat mainly provides status notifications for document sharing, review, signing, and related workflow activity, with support for system notification centers.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS brings message sounds, pop-up privacy, click behavior, and meeting-time interruption control together in one settings area for common team messaging tasks.	Compared with WPS: Teams offers more granular notification controls, but the settings structure is broader and deeper.	Compared with WPS: Google Chat relies more on browser permissions and a web-based environment for desktop notifications.	Compared with WPS: Notion focuses more on page collaboration and reminders, and its official help page says notification sounds are not currently supported.	Compared with WPS: Acrobat notifications are centered on document workflow status rather than real-time team chat messages.
Official Source	—	Manage notifications in Microsoft Teams	Turn Google Chat notifications on or off	Notification settings	Acrobat notifications

Overall Conclusion
If your main goal is to manage team message alerts, reduce interruptions during meetings, and control notification privacy, WPS provides a more concentrated settings path for common adjustments. Microsoft Teams and Google Chat offer broader notification systems, while Notion and Adobe Acrobat focus more on their own collaboration or document workflow scenarios.

Source: Microsoft Manage notifications in Microsoft Teams; Google Turn Google Chat notifications on or off; Notion Notification settings; Adobe Acrobat notifications

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable users	Main issue	How this feature helps
1	Daily message alert management	Team members	Too many messages can interrupt work frequently	Adjust new message sounds and desktop pop-up settings
2	Fewer interruptions during meetings	Meeting participants	Pop-ups can interrupt communication and presentations	Turn off message pop-ups during calls and meetings
3	Workplace privacy protection	Users in shared office spaces	Pop-ups may expose message content to others	Hide message details in notification pop-ups
4	Faster message access	Users with frequent conversations	The default notification click behavior may not match work habits	Choose the chat panel or the main app window as the open target
5	Call and invitation reminders	Users who need timely responses	Calls or meeting invitations may be missed	Keep call and meeting invitation sounds enabled

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free users	WPS Premium
Message Notifications basic settings	✅ Available	✅ Available
Writer, Spreadsheet, and Presentation core apps	✅ Available	✅ Available
Some advanced PDF and extended features	Limited or feature-based	Broader access
Cloud storage and some value-added services	Basic quota	Higher quota or more benefits

Source: Why do I need to pay for WPS Office?; WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Usage scenario	Recommended plan	Why
You only need to adjust message notifications and handle daily communication	Free	This feature is available without membership
You also need more advanced PDF tools, cloud storage, or extended office features	WPS Premium	Better suited for ongoing needs beyond basic communication settings

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Source: WPS Office pricing page