Nextcloud talk - hide message content in notifications

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Some useful links to gather information about your Nextcloud Talk installation:
Information about Signaling server: /index.php/index.php/settings/admin/talk#signaling_server
Information about TURN server: /index.php/settings/admin/talk#turn_server
Information about STUN server: /index.php/settings/admin/talk#stun_server

Nextcloud version (eg, 24.0.1): 34.0.1
Talk Server version (eg, 14.0.2): talk 2.2.0
Custom Signaling server configured: yes
Custom TURN server configured: yes
Custom STUN server configured: yes

Talk Windows version (eg, 14.0.2): 2.2.3

The issue you are facing: Hi, currently the nextcloud talk shows a notification for new messages received showing the sender and the content of the message in windows. This is however not optimal for privacy reasons (if e.g. a client is next to you). Is it possible to only show a notification that a message is received (and if possible the sender) but not the content of the message. I could not find this possibility.

Hey, there’s no general mechanism for that. What is possible to mark specific conversations as “Sensitive”, which will hide the notification content. A general way is usually done from the OS side.

I’m a linux user myself but have been looking in the windows notification settings of the user and could not find anything to hide the content.

Marking the conversation as sensitive might be a good and viable workaround. Thanks!