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danald
Mar 24, 2021Copper Contributor
Allow disabling "away" status, for privacy reasons
The fact that I'm working on my pc or not is a privacy-critical information. Thus, there should be an option to disable this auto-detection and force the status to online. (or online/busy autodetecti...
ChristianBergstrom
Mar 24, 2021Silver Contributor
Hi, there's work in progress or at least on the backlog when it comes to presence (see UV link below). But there are many things you can configure today, you can even set custom duration for presence or appear offline while not etc. Have you had a real look?
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/presence-admins
Vote here to stay updated when status changes, if the above settings are not satisfying.
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/16958344-more-status-options-custom-status-and-out-of-off
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/presence-admins
Vote here to stay updated when status changes, if the above settings are not satisfying.
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/16958344-more-status-options-custom-status-and-out-of-off
- danaldMar 24, 2021Copper ContributorI just tried what was written in that article, manually set my status to "available" (this should stay now for 7 days), but 20 minutes later when I checked it was again "away"
- ChristianBergstromMar 24, 2021Silver ContributorWhy would you want to appear available when not? Try selecting another presence alternative to see the outcome. If you experience the same problem you can reach out to your IT org. helping you create a support ticket (if you're not an admin).