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Status
As you work in Slack, it's helpful to let your team know how quickly you can respond to messages and when you're available. Slack has a couple of ways to share your whereabouts and indicate your availability to other members.
A status isa message that lets others know what you’re up to.
Availability refers to thedot next your display name that indicates if you’re active in Slack.
When you set a status in Slack, you'll see your status emoji appear next to your name. Other members can see your status emoji anywhere that they can see your full or display name. They can also view your full status either in your profile or when they hover over your status emoji on desktop. If you don’t select a status emoji, a 💬 speech balloon will display by default.
Desktop
Mobile
Set your status
Click your profile picture in the sidebar.
Click on the Update your status field.
Enter a status and select an emoji or choose a suggested status option.
Click on Clear after to choose when your status will clear. If you like, tick the box next to Pause notifications to turn off notifications until your status clears.
Click on Save.
Edit or clear your status
Click your profile picture in the sidebar.
Click on your current status to edit it, or click on Clear status to remove it.
Set your status
Tap your profile picture.
Tap the status field.
Enter a status, then tap the emoji icon to select an emoji, if you like. Or select a suggested status option.
Tap Clear after to choose when your status will clear.
Tap Done.
Edit or clear your status
Tap your profile picture.
Tap your current status to edit it, or tap Clear to clear it.
From the dot next to your name, your teammates can see whether you’re set to active or away, and if you’ve paused your notifications.
Slack automatically determines your availability: you’re set to active when Slack is open on your desktop or mobile device. You’re set to away after ten minutes of desktop inactivity or if you navigate away or close the app on your mobile device.
Active
Away
Set your availability
If you like, you can manually set yourself to active or away at any time.
Desktop
Mobile
Click your profile picture in the sidebar.
Click on Set yourself as away or Set yourself as active.
Tap your profile picture.
Tap Set yourself away or Set yourself as active.
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