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title: "Manage your thread reply notifications"
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You're [notified](/end-user-guide/preferences/manage-your-notifications) in a [web browser](/end-user-guide/preferences/manage-your-web-notifications), the [desktop app](/end-user-guide/preferences/manage-your-desktop-notifications), and on your [mobile device](/end-user-guide/preferences/manage-your-mobile-notifications), for threads you're following when you're @mentioned or the messages contain a keyword you're tracking.

<Tip>

- Mattermost auto-follows you on all direct and group messages, any thread you start, as well as any thread where you've been [@mentioned](/end-user-guide/collaborate/mention-people) directly.
- You can choose to [follow or unfollow any thread](/end-user-guide/collaborate/organize-conversations#follow-threads-and-messages) at any time.

</Tip>

You won't receive notifications for threads you're not following, or thread replies when they don't @mention you directly. However, blue message indicators show you unread thread replies you're not following in a given public or private channel.

For all other messages, a channel appears bolded to indicate unread messages.

## Customize your notifications

### Follow all threads in channels automatically

You can follow all threads in a channel automatically by going to **Channel Settings \> Notification Preferences \> Follow all threads in this channel and enable the Automatically follow threads in this channel**.

### Get notified when threaded discussions are disabled

If your organization doesn't use threaded discussions, or you have [opted out of threaded discussions](/end-user-guide/preferences/manage-your-display-options#threaded-discussions), you can configure Mattermost to notify you when someone replies to a thread you started, or have participated in. Go to **Settings \> Notifications \> Reply notifications** to choose one of 3 options:

- Receive notifications for messages in reply threads that you either start or participate in.
- Receive notifications on messages, but only in threads that you start.
- Don't receive notifications on messages in reply threads unless you're directly @mentioned.

### Send automatic replies to direct messages

Want to automatically reply to direct messages when you're out of office? When your system admin [enables the ability for you to do so](/administration-guide/configure/experimental-configuration-settings#enable-automatic-replies), you can configure Mattermost to send custom replies to direct messages by going to **Settings \> Notifications \> Automatic Direct Message Replies**, selecting **Enable**, and composing your automatic reply message.

## Frequently asked questions

### Are thread notification counts the same across all Mattermost clients?

No. Mobile app notifications only indicate unread threads with @mentions, and not general unread activity.

Using Mattermost in a web browser or the desktop app, the **Threads** list bolds unread threads that don't contain @mentions.