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Notify when available feature in NEW Teams app
11/28 update: please upvote this issue here in the feedback portal: Notify when available not in new teams? · Community (microsoft.com)
The "Notify when available" feature doesn't appear to be available yet in the NEW Teams application when the new app is supposed to have full feature parity at this point. It's a useful feature that I (and I know others) use often. Is this feature going to be developed/released for the NEW Teams or is this not going to be available?
Classic teams / still in Teams via browser
NEW Teams application:
- Public outcry was recognized, and the despotic power conceded. With a united voice, the people crushed the walls of oppression.
Good job everybody, we have our beloved Notify When Available feature back with the latest update.- Great news!
- Great to see the notifications back again and I can see that it has picked up my previous settings which is even better.
What I can't see is where to change them. It used to be from the Chat tile but now I can't find it. Is it somewhere different in the new version? Anybody able to advise please?
- This is a great result. People Power at work.
ketpah Nice!!!
Please add back the "Notify when available" option!
- Absolutely needed, please add. Thanks
- +1
I don't want to change to the new Teams until this is available This feature is crucial for normal business operations. It should not be removed. kellydcco
Please return this feature.
I am project manager that work remotely so the "Notify when available" is critical to me. So far I have been able to revert to the classic Teams but I am very concerned that at some point this option will be unavailable to me.
The "Notify when Available" is an absolute must have feature!
If i need a question answered or something done, factoring in different working patterns and potentially time zones, this was invaluable as I could instantly see who was/wasn't available and direct my query accordingly. It's not for keeping tabs on people, organisations can do that anyway, more about making efficient use of time and effort. For anything non urgent I'd email.
- Its certainly a useful feature, especially when you have colleagues all around the world. Remembering time zones left right and centre is a pain, a simple pop up that says when they're available is immensely helpful.
I think having the feature in TAC to turn it on or off, or even better, being able to have a group attached so people can "opt in/out" as such would be the sweet spot. - I'm counting the days until it's finally gone and there's no way to use the old Teams anymore. Thank you Microsoft for not bringing back this horrible stalking tool.
I think everyone who wants it back should take a deep breath and try to understand that the 90s are over. I think if you have to stalk your coworkers, you are part of the problem of modern work avoidance and definitely not part of the solution to a modern workplace.
Hopefully it really won't come back or if it does only as weak as read receipts for emails in Outlook.- I do not agree with you at all. This has nothing to do with stalking. I do not know which world you're coming from but everywhere in many SoMe/Collaboration tools it is possible to see online status so what is different here? Actually it makes the collaboration even better to know when people are online and available.
Are you one of them not willing to collaborate then you can disable the feature and live on your own planet.
Happy Easter.- this is a terrible stalking tool. as long as you work in a small company it can be helpful under certain circumstances, but if you are contacted or called directly by 40 different people as soon as you have the status available, the fun simply stops.
If I would get a notification as soon as someone wants to monitor my status and I can prevent that, I'm in.
In the last iteration it wasn't like that and therefore terrible. I am convinced that good modern collaboration also requires good communication. Nobody dies if you simply write a message to the person you want to get in touch with saying "please contact me about topic xy as soon as you have time" - it can be that simple and collaboration at eye level is the result.
most people here just seem to want to monitor whether someone is working or not, which is a huge problem and stalking and also a very sensitive legal issue in terms of employee monitoring.
jadermike20I think you should take off the tin foil hat.
- I think you should follow the community rules and not get personal, maybe?
