appear offline
I want to access Teams content while able to "appear offline"
This is a feature request regarding the presence capability versus other offline features that want to use Teams while disconnected.
This feature allows
People to do work at off hours without being interrupted.
People to look or retrieve content which has no concept of presence.
For those concerned about abuse of an appear offline feature and enabling presence liars, users can still lie and set any of the current presence states with the same intention.
I can be connected to the network and use Outlook, OneNote, SharePoint, etc. and do MY work without worrying about interruptions.
Tom
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Anonymous
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add "offline" feature
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Tyler
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Skype-for-Business supports this (via registry setting) and as others have mentioned this is an essential tool for maintaining productivity (ie. avoiding distraction).
Not having the ability to appear offline in Teams means we are moving backwards in terms of functionality with this newer product...
Sure, Teams does have far more flashy features than S4B - but not this basic one, which many of us consider absolutely essential and will end up hating Teams due to it's absence) -
Simon Tremblay
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Microsoft you need to add the "offline" feature, what are you waiting for ??
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Justin Gramm
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I know this is a training issue, but some people don't think DND applies to them. If they see you on DND and you don't respond to emails, eventually they start calling. If I appear offline, there's one email and I can get to it when I get to it. I know this isn't MS's problem, but letting me set myself as offline when I really need to concentrate on coding will help when DND isn't cutting it. Almost every other messenger service has this (including Skype, you know them, right MS?). :P
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Anonymous
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please include an offline feature!!
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Anonymous
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Like in Skype for Business the OFFLINE status/possibility should be implemented in Teams as well - please hurry up!
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Anonymous
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I support the request to be able to set my presence status to "offline" meaning "not logged in anywhere on any device" with no automatic override possible.
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Abu Bakkar Siddique
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I totally agree with this feature
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niyog
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Angry Norwegian
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About time to ******* implement this. Working in the weekend to finish of ****, and getting calls from a coworking asking moronic questions.
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Stuart Gough
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Would like this to be a toggle, but their IS a way around it. You can set yourself "Of work" or "Out of office" in Outlook calendar, also adding an auto-reply, and Teams will put you as "Out of Office" and display your auto-reply message. When you log in Teams it may say "Available, Out of Office" but if you set it to "Away" it just says the out of office part.
Meanwhile you have full uninterrupted access.
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Anurag Singh
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Currently this feature is not explained anywhere. If you are looking to go offline on Teams, download the mobile app and set your status to "Off Work". This will make you offline and others will see you as Offline but they can still see your last seen status.
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Anonymous
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Its so frustrating - Teams will override the PC VOIP software on my Laptop. It will kill Data Calls on my mobile and other things like Whats App etc.
I want to actually block users from even sending a message while I'm in certain meetings.
You need to focus more on the manageability of collaboration platforms like teams and not just have a open ended channel of interruption.
I do feel like teams is great if managed, but these limitationsI feel like its a 2020 version of MSN messenger.
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Louise
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I couldn't agree more with this comment:
"I want to appear online ONLY when on my PC. I want to keep Teams running on my phone, but I DEFINITELY don't want to appear online when ONLY on phone, but not in front of my PC. And I don't want to remember changing my status back and forth manually 50 times a day when I leave my computer or get back in front of it."A lot of us are working a lot more ad-hoc these days. We need to be able to keep an eye on things in case something comes up we have to jump onto, but don't want to look available every time we check in. Appear Away is not the same - that implies you're working and will be back later in the day, rather than being offline except for emergencies.
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Cari-An
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Suggestions:
1) The current status options are Available, Busy, Do Not Disturb, Be Right Back, and Appear Away. Please match S2B and add the following options: Appear Offline and Off Work.
2) When I log off Teams, whether manually via the Sign Out option or by shutting down my computer, Teams should automatically change my status as per my settings. This option could look something like:
When I sign off, change my status to:
[radio button] Default (do not change)
[radio button] Appear Away
[radio button] Appear Offline
[radio button] Off Work3) Enable automatic status changes based on the Work Time information recorded in Outlook. One example:
Outside of my Work Times, change my status to:
[radio button] Default (do not change)
[radio button] Appear Away
[radio button] Appear Offline
[radio button] Off Work -
Derek_M
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When either clicking Quit on Teams or shutting down at the end of a work day, Teams should show a status of Offline. It currently leaves me as available and people will continue to message me when I am off for the day thinking I am available and causes confusion and frustration on both ends. When clicking Quit in Teams or shutting down the computer, it should set status as Offline.
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Max
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Appear offline or just offline is a must have feature in order to Teams become a valid communication tool in office environments. I am always receiving messages im my mobile inside teams does not matter the time or day, the result is that I had to uninstall it from my mobile, but now I still receiving this messages 24 x 7 in my e-mail because people are able to send to me using PC app and after some time these mesgaes come to my e-mail. Horrible experience.
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Zanzabar
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I work in a service desk environment with various teams (no pun intended).
There is a XYZ team led by one member. This member does not like to work.
Each time we submit a ticket to his team he sends us a message on Teams that is very degrading, insulting, toxic, acts like he does not want to work but wants us to do it instead (so he says we did not trouble shoot good enough). It's a pattern not just with me, but with the entire team and we all talk about it
Our conversation always turns to "Can we make ourselves invisible to that one user" So it falls in line with this thread. I agree with the post that got all the votes. It is a must feature. I would also like to make it a target feature where we can target users and mark them as "Can not see when I am online" -
Frustrated User
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This is an ABSOLUTE MUST HAVE FEATURE. And I want to go one step further: another MUST HAVE is to be able to set different statuses on different DEVICES. E.g. : I want to appear online ONLY when on my PC. I want to keep Teams running on my phone, but I DEFINITELY don't want to appear online when ONLY on phone, but not in front of my PC. And I don't want to remember changing my status back and forth manually 50 times a day when I leave my computer or get back in front of it.
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Someone
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I want to know how to appear offline