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slug: "displaylink-notification-m1-mac"
title: "When Notifications Don't Appear Only When Connecting an External Display with DisplayLink on an M1 Mac"
description: "When using a DisplayLink external display on an M1 Mac, system notifications stop appearing. Workaround: route notifications to the built-in display instead."
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publish_date: "2021-12-11T12:11:49Z"
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# When Notifications Don't Appear Only When Connecting an External Display with DisplayLink on an M1 Mac

<p>If you are using an M1 Mac and want to use multiple external displays by outputting the screen through a Display Link adapter, there might be instances where Mac notifications do not appear.</p>
<p>In the "Notifications" settings, if the checkbox for "Allow notifications: When mirroring or sharing the display" is unchecked, notifications will not appear while using Display Link. Please make sure to turn this checkbox ON.</p>
<p><img src="/media/uploads/notification/displaylink-notification.png" alt="" width="780" height="839" /></p>