Let your team know if your available, busy or away

Status is shown to members of your team, and members of other teams that are connected to you. Status information is end-to-end encrypted. When you log in to your team account for the first time, or with a new device, your team members’ status will not display for you until the next update it.

Be aware: Your current status will be sent to maximum of 500 contacts, the ones with whom you communicate the most.

• On desktop:

  Changing your status also affects your notifications settings.

  1. Click Settings or click your profile name.
     
     
     
     
  2. Click Set a Status.
     
     
     
     
  3. Click
     
  • None – You will receive notifications according to the notifications setting in each conversation.
  •  Available – You will receive notifications according to the notifications setting in each conversation.
  •  Busy –  You will only receive notifications for mentions, replies, and calls.
  •  Away – You will not receive notifications about any incoming calls or messages.
    
    

  

• On mobile:

  iOS: 

  Changing your status also affects your notifications settings.

  In the conversation list:

  1. Tap your profile in the upper left, or tap your profile name.
  2. Tap Set a Status.
  3. Tap
  • None – You will receive notifications according to the notifications setting in each conversation.
  •  Available – You will receive notifications according to the notifications setting in each conversation.
  •  Busy –  You will only receive notifications for mentions, replies and calls.
  •  Away – You will not receive notifications about any incoming calls or messages.

  You can see your team member’s status:

  • On their profile page
  • In the conversation list, indicated by status icons   
  • In 1:1 conversations in the text field

  Android:

  In the conversation list:

  1. Tap your profile in the upper left, or tap your profile name.
  2. Tap Set a Status.
  3. Tap
  • None
  •  Available 
  •  Busy 
  •  Away

  You can see your team member’s status:

  • On their profile page
  • In the conversation list, indicated by status icons   
  • In 1:1 conversations in the text field