Meaning, If PC unlocked and actively using other apps in foreground, and Teams in background, status should show ONLINE and not AWAY. Ideally, the presence status should show as AWAY only if the PC/Mac is locked, or status is explicitly set to AWAY. So therefore on PC even if teams is running in the background and the computer is not locked or is active the presents should show active.Īs of today, to show online, Teams has to be in the foreground I’m not away I’m just doing something more meaningful than simply having Microsoft teams in the foreground on my screen … if if goes into the background, it shows away, which is technically not correct. As soon as you untick that checkbox, the Microsoft Teams app will close fully. In essence, the Microsoft Teams online availability is in sync with (1) your Outlook calendar appointments/meetings, (2) your activity in the Teams app itself (. There’s no need to save or restart the app. In the General tab, scroll down to the Application section and uncheck the On close, keep the application running option.
UCWA API if that is still available for Teams Or, more generally, is there some other way to have an external application update a Teams users status availability Alternatively, is there a way to update the availability. What we see on a PC, is that the presence state changing to away without locking or PC going to Idle. In the Microsoft Teams app, click on your profile picture and select Settings. The most recent information that I could find is several years old: (Does Microsoft Teams have a way to update a users. My teammates claim that I show as away/idle despite being Actively working on the machine but teams is not in the foreground. Is there a way for the status on Microsoft teams to not show as idle when the app is in the background ?