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Allow users to customize away presence timeout

Allow users to customize away presence timeout like the options in the Skype client. Add: Show me inactive when my computer has been idle for this many minutes. Also Add: Change my status from inactive to Away after this many minutes.

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  • Enrique Espinoza S commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    deberían poner en la parte de administración del teams ,para poder controlar los estados online, ausente, reunión ,el cual los usuarios no puedan modificar ello.

  • felipe commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    In windows worked a bit better, but in linux even if you are in other apps it changes status to away, so annoying!!

  • Joseph Turner commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Please implement this feature, it is a major issue while working remotely. We need to be able to control the presence feature in Teams and remain 'available' even if we are reviewing documents/reports offline or working on remote applications or devices. This is very annoying because colleagues and management do not know if you are available or not and this is vitally important while working remotely and trying to provide support to customers.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    URGENT! Please resolve this major issue. We need to be able to control the presence feature in Teams and remain 'available' even if we are reviewing documents/reports offline or when we are working on another device. This really gets ridiculous and is very annoying because colleagues what to reach you however they do not know if you are available or not.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This is a huge problem. Please fix this ASAP! It looks bad when my status is “Away” constantly because I am reviewing documents. I shouldn’t be forced to click on the Teams app every few minutes just to trigger my “Available” status. This should be a user-controlled setting. Or have the ability to disable it altogether.

  • Matt commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Basically 3000 votes for this now, is somebody from Microsoft going to respond?

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This is ridiculous. My real work takes longer to get done because I need to remember to check my availability every few minutes.

  • Heather commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Please make the change so time out last longer or users can set it to last at least 15- 20 minutes. I really dislike Teams because of the time out issue. Our team often looks at what software to use for the department, and I won't be recommending this going forward.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    RIDICULOUS THAT THIS FEATURE IS NOT IN TEAMS!!! and clearly its an issue for many users but has not been fixed or updated!!!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Just heard from another colleague who waited to contact me because my "inactive" status on MSTeams, even though I'm right here reviewing printed content and need to get these calls.......please allow the user to set this status or to prolong the time when not using keys/mouse...so frustrating.

  • Wil commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Need to be able to adjust when it shows away/available, etc. Would also like to customize, i.e. at lunch or on break, etc...

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    The lack of control around this is very annoying, I find myself in wrong statuses often as it changes but doesn't switch back if even if your active on the machine unless you go on to the teams window.

  • Tiffany Slamka commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    There are items I work on daily that need review which takes longer than the timeout process of changing my status to 'away'. I'm definitely still working, but not touching any keys or my mouse. I want to be able to control the time set before it shows me 'away' or the time should be extended. There are people that will hold off on calling if you show 'away' - yet I'm at my computer and able to take a call - or they won't ping until it shows you 'active'. It's just far too quick and an update would be appreciated!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    welcome to the rise of the machines! they will have total control of what humans do and don't! in a way, a lack of this feature is unethical.

  • Ja Kin commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    15 pages of protest comments over a year and a half with legitimate reasons for disabling this "feature" and... nothing. Big Brother Microsoft will decide what's best for you, and will micro-oversee you with telemetry to make sure you haven't found a workaround. Nobody listens at Microsoft - nobody cares what their users want.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Agreed that this needs to be updated. A lot of my job is reviewing documents which I have to print and then work at my desk. I'm not ALWAYS moving the mouse but I'm definitely here working. Luckily I don't THINK my job is concerned if show "away" but you never know.

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