# Watching group PMs by default

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-group-pms-by-default/55285>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [2017年一月6日 16:44 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-group-pms-by-default/55285 "2017-01-06T16:44:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![fefrei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fefrei/32/119538_2.png) [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\
**Post date:** [2017年四月21日 07:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-group-pms-by-default/55285/21 "2017-04-21T07:56:09Z")

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Wohoo, thank you so much 🎉

> [@sam](#):
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> or visit user profile page and change it there

Note that this will not work right now:

> [@Changing tracking state of group inbox updates your own tracking state instead](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-tracking-state-of-group-inbox-updates-your-own-tracking-state-instead/59101):
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> As an administrator, you can see the tracking state another user has for a group inbox. You can also update it, which is useful [because the default is just “Tracking”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-group-pms-by-default/55285). However, this updating no longer works. Reproduction steps: Be an administrator. Be in a group. Have another user that is also in the group. Visit /users/the-other-user/messages/group/the-group. See the tracking state in the upper-right corner. It is accurate. Update the tracking state. Expected result: The user’s tracking st…

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