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Angela Sze shared this idea · Nov 1, 2016 · Flag idea as inappropriate… · Admin →

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AdminWarren (Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Teams) responded · Apr 10, 2018

Good news. The feature, Unified Presence (aka same presence as Skype for business) is rolling out.

The feature update has started rolling out to customers.
PLEASE NOTE: Not everyone will receive the update at the same time.

You can read more about the March releases on the Teams Blog – https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Teams-Blog/What-s-new-in-Microsoft-Teams-April-update/ba-p/179801

Thank you very much for all your feedback.
-Warren

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AdminWarren (Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Teams) responded · Mar 1, 2018

No new updates, we are still working away on this.

The unified presence is getting closer to release! It is still in development and planning to launch in Q1 of 2018! (The Office 365 Roadmap can be found at: https://products.office.com/en-us/business/office-365-roadmap?featureid=24191#abc )

I’ll keep you posted as more information is shared!
-Warren

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AdminWarren (Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Teams) responded · Jan 31, 2018

When unified presence ships users will then have an aggregated presence across both Teams and Skype for Business. This means that if you answer a call on Teams, your status will be “In a call” both in Teams as well as in Skype for Business. These scenarios will also work the other way (if you take a call or start presenting from Skype for Business). There is no requirement for you to run both clients – this simply makes the presence more accurate for those who do happen to run both clients simultaneously.

This update will also bring Teams presence calculation more in line with the Skype for Business logic you may be used to, meaning that your presence will stay “Available” while you are active on your machine even if you are not active in the Teams app itself.

I’ll keep you posted as more information is shared!
-Warren

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AdminWarren (Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Teams) responded · Nov 22, 2017

I have some great news to deliver!
Soon we will be sharing with you the ability of a unified presence! When you click upon your portrait in Teams you will be able to set your status and see it reflected SfB. It doesn’t matter which client is being used (SfB or Teams) they share presence!
Also, when a meeting starts feedback from Exchange will switch your presence to “busy” for your meeting.
Look for this early in the new calendar year! -Warren

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AdminSuphatra (Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Teams) responded · Oct 24, 2017

HI again, and thanks for your patience in between updates for this request. I know it’s been a while since I wrote.

Last month we shared how Skype for Business will converge into Microsoft Teams. This week, we’ve shared some more information on exactly what features will come over. This one is one that we’ve been actively working on.

For more information on the roadmap, see the blog post here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Teams-Blog/Roadmap-for-Skype-for-Business-capabilities-coming-to-Microsoft/ba-p/119636

And the roadmap PPT here: https://skypeandteams.blob.core.windows.net/artefacts/Skype%20for%20Business%20to%20Teams%20Capabilities%20Roadmap.pdf

I’m trying to get an exact ETA on this feature’s ship date from the team — I haven’t secured it yet. But it is expected soon, so I’ll hopefully be posting good news soon.

Thanks again for your patience, and most of all your support.

Sincerely,
Suphatra

Twitter: @skprufo

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AdminSuphatra (Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Teams) responded · Apr 28, 2017

Start off your weekend with good news: we’re working on this!

Thanks to everyone who brought this feature to the forefront and shared feedback on their use case scenario. Very helpful!

I wrote some more product updates on today’s Teams blog in my weekly column, “Weekend Reading” —
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Teams-Blog/Weekend-Reading-3/ba-p/65897

Cheers,
Suphatra

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AdminSuphatra (Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Teams) responded · Mar 23, 2017

Hi everyone, I need some help from you on this. Can you add to the conversation thread on UserVoice —

What is more important to you, having the presence be different (i.e. reflect your machine activity and not just your Teams activity) or having it be synchronous to Skype for Business?

Why are you using Skype for Business and Teams at the same time? (I’m not being facetious, this is an actual user research question so I can understand your use case/scenario.)

Thank you for your help. The more info I have, the better I can represent your voice to engineering!

Sincerely,
Suphatra
Microsoft Teams

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AdminSuphatra (Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Teams) responded · Feb 3, 2017

Thanks everyone for this feedback. This is under review. Please continue to give us your ideas on this topic!

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Jacob Andersson commented · April 9, 2018 9:31 PM · Flag as inappropriate

Any new info here as we are approaching mid-April now...?
Ray commented · April 9, 2018 2:30 PM · Flag as inappropriate

We are now over a week into Q2 and we still don't have an update here even with a new expectation being set and that's honestly kind of a joke considering how important this feature is for companies to take this seriously. Without this feature this is nearly a completely useless tool to me.
Trent commented · April 3, 2018 1:56 AM · Flag as inappropriate

We are in Q2 now - when is this going to happen?
Steve Whitcher commented · March 30, 2018 6:34 AM · Flag as inappropriate

I assume at this point that the targeted Q1 launch is not going to happen? How about a status update and maybe a new ETA?
Alan H commented · March 13, 2018 9:23 PM · Flag as inappropriate

Hi Warren... I can't see the exact details but does this mean that you will be able to in Teams put in a Custom message to indicate where you are at ? are we any closer in knowing if it will be out the door. We are 2 weeks away from the finish of Q1 2018
Stuart Anderson commented · March 7, 2018 4:44 AM · Flag as inappropriate

Has unified presence been released? Microsoft Teams appears to be picking up my presence today.
Dave Elerick commented · March 1, 2018 10:26 AM · Flag as inappropriate

great news, thank you!.
Simon commented · February 19, 2018 6:37 AM · Flag as inappropriate

The status display when viewing a user in Teams would be useful, removing the need to click on their name to find out what the red dot is (either busy or actually in a call)
Anonymous commented · February 12, 2018 11:02 AM · Flag as inappropriate

Once you get this fixed, it would be nice to have the status display in the To: line when you are typing their name. Currently, you have to select them and then mouse over their name to see the status.
Justin commented · February 6, 2018 9:28 AM · Flag as inappropriate

This function is available in Skype for business. As you will be using teams to replace Skype for this function is a must for Teams.
Justin commented · February 6, 2018 4:52 AM · Flag as inappropriate

Teams is designed to help us communicate and spend less time on emails, without the option of being able to set an out off office means delays in projects being completed and people moving back to emails, which reduces collaboration within an organisation. This should be a easy fix yet have a massive impact on people using this tool.
Anonymous commented · February 1, 2018 6:32 AM · Flag as inappropriate

Now if only Do Not Disturb could be set in outlook appointments and then show up in Skype and Teams.
Julian Knight commented · February 1, 2018 1:31 AM · Flag as inappropriate

Thanks for the update Warren. Will it (or is it) possible to switch the default app for Skype for Business links?

Currently, our users create meetings with SfB links in them but this always fires up SfB client of course meaning that the link can't be used in Teams.
Travis commented · January 31, 2018 2:16 PM · Flag as inappropriate

Thanks for the update! Looking forward to being able to use Teams full-time.
Sergio Nesbitt commented · January 31, 2018 1:57 PM · Flag as inappropriate

Also need to have the ability to use Teams only and the presence icons show in Outlook without having Skype for Business open.
Jesse C commented · January 31, 2018 1:56 PM · Flag as inappropriate

Does this mean Teams presence will show up in Outlook 2016?
Travis Terrell commented · January 31, 2018 12:41 PM · Flag as inappropriate

Will this fix the problem where Teams switches users' status to Away as soon as window focus is lost? That is a showstopper and keeping my business of 2,000 from switching from Skype for Business to Teams.
Kevin commented · January 26, 2018 12:51 PM · Flag as inappropriate

You are putting all this work into a feature that customers do not care about. As many others have stated in this thread, the issue here is that the status flips to Away even when users are active in other applications on the computer. This is the problem worth solving. Even a simple workaround like being able to set the amount of time before flipping to Away would help, but I don't mean to further confuse the request.
John Wilder commented · January 22, 2018 10:15 AM · Flag as inappropriate

I agree with Andreas (below) - Unified Presence shows as launched but it's not operating for me. I also don't see it mentioned in either the Jan 10 or Jan 17 release notes (https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Release-notes-for-Microsoft-Teams-d7092a6d-c896-424c-b362-a472d5f105de?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US)

Is there any place to see which version it launched in?
Tom Reyes commented · January 15, 2018 1:24 PM · Flag as inappropriate

Totally needed. If Teams becomes the default collaboration tool, then it needs to absorb the essential Outlook features