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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 am confused as to why this widespread programmatic issue hasn't been resolved yet. Without an account manager liaison, customers are forced to roll the dice posting on this forum, and it looks like this has been going on for 2+ years.
Caffeine isn't an option for employees of companies which care at all about security, because end users are not allowed to install software on their computers without the software being pre-approved and offered up via controlled channels.
Nope. There have been quite a few folks who have added to the thread and some "bubblegum" fixes including the duration setting for status but nothing that makes it what it should be. I don't understand why they can't just link it to your outlook calendar and have it use activity on the computer rather than in Teams. Never had this issue with Skype....just sayin!
Unfortunately that's not a fix. That's a way to change your status for a period of time, overriding everything else. It's not the same as saying "how long before you set my status to away" preference.
Actually it's a fix for me, now I can work on other others apps without out it switching to away every 5 mins.
I've tried this feature and it still goes back to "away" within a few minutes.
It's still not a fix to the main problem.
Also it appears that they've deleted a few of my comments on this thread.
MS, how about fix the issue that's been a problem for 6+ months rather than worrying about the negative statements made against your **** product? Maybe if you did that, you wouldn't have so many negative comments to worry about. :)
Same issue for our company...
2 months! This bug has been reported since 2018 believe it. Come on Microsoft! And we got rid of Skype for this pathetic program. How can you be in a Team if your mostly Away!