Microsoft Teams – Notification when someone becomes available

In Microsoft Teams, is it possible to get a notification when another user change status from busy to available?

Let’s say I want to send a non-urgent message to my coworker Jane. I see that her status is set to busy and therefore I don’t want to disturb her right now.

It would be very convenient if I would be able to get a notification when she becomes green (i.e. available).

If I recall correctly this was possible in Office Communicator.

I could also send an e-mail, but I prefer to use Teams instead.

My client is the official Teams app for Windows 10.

Solution 1:

From the Chat list, click the ... to the right of a person/contact. From the context menu, select Notify when available.

You will receive a toast alert in Teams when the person's status changes to Available.

If you've not engaged in a chat with the person before, you'll need to search for them and click their name so they appear on your Chat list with a draft chat, and then follow the steps above.

Alternatively, navigate to Settings > Notifications > People and click Edit. From this page, you can search for people to add a status alert to.