Microsoft Teams Status - Desktop and Mobile

Anonymous
2020-08-12T10:34:18+00:00

I have recently received Microsoft Teams access as part of my Office pack.

I noticed that with the mobile app logged in, the status is constantly showing "Available" even when i am not active.

This means anyone looking for me would believe that i am available.

Is there no way to set it to show as away or at least a separate status that states "mobile" when we are not active on the desktop App of teams?

It is highly annoying to have to amend the status manually.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-01-31T12:27:29+00:00

    I have this same issue

    My MS teams on mobile supersedes my activity/status on desktop.

    I can be actively using MS Teams on the desktop however it shows me as away as my phone has locked and is inactive

    When working from home this can easily make me look like I am unavailable/away when in fact I am actually sat at my desktop actively using MS teams

    The desktop app will not then allow me to manually change my status.

    Reading some of the comments that say they status between desktop and mobile are not dependent to each other does not make sense as to any external viewer you only have 1 status so they must be connected.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-02-03T20:01:30+00:00

    This is actually entirely wrong at least now - 2/3/22

    My Cell phone is the only device that seems to dictate what my Teams Status is......

    Point and Case - I am actively working in Teams on my computer and it says I am "away," again I am actively working and communicating with my teams within teams on my computer. This even has done this while in a virtual meeting.....

    The only time that my status shows, "Available," is when I am engaging with teams on my cell phone. If I do not engage with my teams app on my phone EVERY 5 min then it sets my status to "Away," again even when I am actively working and chatting in teams on my computer.

    This is quite frankly pretty unacceptable in today's world.... With more and more people working remotely some companies use the status as an indicator if you are working or not.... Getting in trouble for something you have no control over and cannot change is quite frustrating especially when they are saying you are not working when in fact I am actively working in teams on my computer. Having to engage on my cell phone every 5 min is NOT and acceptable answer to this issue IMO.

    I know that you are not necessarily employed by Microsoft - None of this is directed at you, I am just quite frustrated with the issue and needed to vocalize it.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-02-18T19:30:45+00:00

    I have this issue as well. I have teams on my ipad, iphone, and computer. The status of either the ipad or iphone is overriding the status of the computer, and shows me as "away". It also will not let me set "Available" manually on the computer.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-02-19T20:12:28+00:00

    I am unable to download Microsoft Teams on my Cell Phone and Desktop for class to join on meetings.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-02-19T20:48:43+00:00

    See my post from July 16, 2021.

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