"Notify when available" missing

Anonymous
2023-05-23T13:31:50+00:00

Why is my "Notify when available" missing when I click on a user in Teams?

This is what is missing from a user we support.

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Mr. Trust_A 4,820 Reputation points
2023-12-21T18:58:01+00:00

Hello WilliamHicks6,

The Notify when available feature is not available in the new Teams. Currently, you will need to select a user’s avatar or profile photo anywhere in new Teams to quickly get an overview of their online status, next available calendar slot in Outlook, work hours, local time, or work location either remote or in office.

See What is changing in the new Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-01-26T09:39:03+00:00

    Speak for yourself.

    This feature is needed when working with people in other time zones or with quirky working hours.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-26T08:59:48+00:00

    If you don't want to be disturbed, you may set your status to 'Don't disturbe' to make that visible.
    If you want to keep privacy, you may set your status manually, e.g. to 'Offline'.
    -> the issues you mention are independent from availability of the 'Notify when available' feature

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-26T07:52:46+00:00

    Does Microsoft have any news on when this will be fixed? This feature was especially useful when working with employees who frequently get pulled into spontaneous meetings/calls.

    Hello,

    You can always turn back to the old version, don't know for how long this will remain possible, but hero you go.

    I've turned back to the old version several times after being pushed to the new version.

    I will keep on doing this until our beloved Microsoft shuts this door permanently.

    Still hoping that in the meanwhile MS restores this option in the new version too, without keeping my breath of course. ;-)

    Regards,

    Patrick

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-26T07:02:14+00:00

    People, stop whining about this. I have used messengers including Teams for work for years and seeing this post was the first time I heard about this kind of feature. At first I thought - yes, seems an interesting feature and yes, stupid Microsoft, just removed a feature without asking.

    But with every post notification I get from this topic I realize more and more how useless it actually is. In fact, not actually useless but more like privacy invading. I come online to do some work not to immediately get people on my neck. The people wanting this feature most probably are the same who always want to catch you when you're walking across the office (no matter how busy you seem/are) and want to talk to you for quick 2 minutes (and actually it ends in 15+ minutes). The people who can never say what they want just buy writing you couple of lines (Teams or E-mail), they always want to CALL you. In my opinion that is the beauty of messengers like Teams - you write to a person (who is online, offline, whatever) whenever you want and he will answer you whenever he is ready to answer (has time for you). If you want an immediate answer then use other channels (phone, email) or make yourself clear that this is urgent.

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