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Former Employee

Nov 16, 2017

New Skype for Business on Mac Insider build available (16.13.168)

We're excited to release new Insider builds (both Slow and Fast). The release has a lot of improvements that you've been asking for, so we really would like to have you try it and give us feedback. ...

Brass Contributor

Nov 20, 2017

Does the calendar / presence status sync work with on-prem Exchange or only for Exchange / SfB Online customers? I just tested it by adding a meeting to my calendar (Outlook 15.40) but my Skype status does not switch to 'busy' or 'in a meeting'....

Phillip Garding
Former Employee
Nov 20, 2017
The calendar status is independent of the Exchange version. The feature is implemented in the app itself, using the calendar data that we download to display on the Meetings tab. If you add a meeting, there may be a delay before the app updates the internal cache. Check to see if the new meeting is showing up on the Meetings tab. If so, your status should update based on the following logic:

Are other people in meeting?

Free/Busy State in calendar

Set status to:

Yes

Busy

In a Meeting

No

Busy

Busy

Yes or No

Tentative

(no change to status)

If you see that calendar item is in the Meetings tab and free/busy state is not Tentative, but you don't see your status update, please file a bug by clicking Help\Report an Issue.

Thanks,

Phil.
- JoeyF
  Brass Contributor
  Nov 24, 2017
  Yup, this works. Great that we now finally have this feature!

Are other people in meeting?	Free/Busy State in calendar	Set status to:
Yes	Busy	In a Meeting
No	Busy	Busy
Yes or No	Tentative	(no change to status)