New in Teams: Notify when available

The Notify when available feature alerts you when your colleague’s Teams status changes to available.

To turn on availability notifications for your coworkers:

1. Find or start a Teams chat with the person you would like to turn notifications for.
2. Right-click or tap the More Options (…) ellipsis button on the chat.
3. Select Notify when available.

To stop receiving availability notifications;

1. Navigate to your Teams Settings.
2. From the options, choose Notifications and Activity.
3. Scroll down to the People section and click Manage Notifications.
4. From here, you can choose to Turn Off availability notifications for your colleagues.