It finally works for me

I'm using version 23306.3308.2524.1744 (Client version 49/23101227708)
I tried everything that's suggested in this thread but to no avail. Because of this post I did notice I have a different version of New Teams i.e. 23285.3607.2525.937. But when I search for updates, Teams says I 'already have the latest version. Last updated: today'. And when I started Teams this morning, I did see a message announcing that my status would be visible on the task bar again. I've restarted Teams and even restarted my computer but I still only see 'NEW' on the task bar.