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Status during a Teams call : "in a call" only once others have joined!
Hi, I work remotely so most of my job is through Teams calls with laypeople (i.e. not necessarily Teams savvy). I like to start the calls a few minutes before to prepare my shared whiteboard, etc....
Nivedipa-MSFT
Microsoft
MicrosoftHello @HBod,
Unfortunately, this is by design and there's currently no built-in setting to keep your status as "Available" when you're alone in a meeting. Microsoft treats joining a meeting as an intentional "busy" signal regardless of participant count.
To ensure your idea is considered for future updates, we recommend submitting it through the Teams Feedback Portal. Feature requests are reviewed by the engineering team and may be prioritized based on various factors, including the number of requests received.
If you have any additional thoughts or feedback, please feel free to share them with us. Your contributions are valuable and help improve the product!
Thank you again for your valuable suggestion!