| Announcement ID | MC797120 | Published Date | 05-30-2024 | |
| Service | microsoftteams | Last Updated | 05-30-2024 | |
| Category | Stay informed | Expiration Date | 07-15-2024 | |
| Roadmap ID | Action Required by Date | |||
| Tags | Admin impact, Feature update | |||
| Summary |
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| The "Notify when available" feature in Microsoft Teams notifies users when a colleague is available. It can be activated via the chat list or the "People" section in settings. Rollout begins mid-May 2024 for Targeted Release and late May 2024 for General Availability, with no admin action required. Users can manage or unsubscribe from notifications in settings. |
| More Information |
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The "Notify when available" feature, which allows Teams users to get notified when a colleague's status changes to available, is going to be available shortly in Microsoft Teams. A Teams user in your organization can subscribe to get notifications of individuals' availability in two ways: 1) By right-clicking (or tapping "...") on a person in the chat list view, and selecting "Notify when available" 2) In a new "People" section, available in the Teams app Settings -> Notifications and activity -> People To stop receiving notifications, you can turn them off in your app settings (#2 above). When this will happen:Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-May 2024 and expect to complete by early June 2024. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCCHigh, DoD): We will begin rolling out in late May 2024 and expect to complete by early June 2024. How this will affect your organization:By using this feature, users can receive notifications from Microsoft Teams whenever the status of a person changes, signifying that the person they are trying to collaborate with is available. Step 1: Subscribe to a notification Step 2: Receive notification when the person becomes available Optional: Can unsubscribe at any time from chat list Optional: Can manage all subscriptions to "Notify when available" in settings Optional: Can manage individual subscriptions to "Notify when available" in settings: What you need to do to prepare:This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. At the moment there is no planned in-app messaging to advertise this change, however that will be assessed in the future based on customer feedback and overall discoverability. |
