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Hi there,
My teams status is constantly switching to "away" while I am working on my computer. This is very frustrating as my co-workers need to know when I am actually away or available.
Is there a manual override for this? It would be excellent to be able to set it as available so that my team knows they can reach my even if I am working on paper, or in this case if it has switched itself to "away".
Thanks!
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I think the issue is, it shouldn't show we are "away", when we are clearly working on our PC. Just because I'm not active in Teams does not mean I'm not actively working.
This is a current new flaw in Teams.
Jennifer
Hi thanks for your reply, but it its switching to away mode while I am NOT away from from computer. For instance, right now as I type this it is showing me as away. Teams is open on my task bar right now.
Yes thats exactly the problem.
This is happening for me too. If I do not actively click into the Teams app within 10 minutes it sets my status to 'Away' though I am working on my computer within Outlook, Chrome, etc. Very frustrating because my teammates keep sending me emails instead since I appear to be away. I have caught it changing on me so far 3 times today, and I have not left my computer, nor has it gone idle. As soon as I click into Teams suddenly I am 'Available' again.
Having the exact same issue. A fix would be very nice.