Simple In/Out Desktop Presence: Now with More Power

We’re excited to announce the next big release of Simple In/Out Desktop, featuring a completely redesigned Desktop Presence experience that makes automatic status updates smarter than ever.

Automatic Status Updating is a central feature of Simple In/Out, and one we pioneered all the way back in 2011 with Geofences. We’ve been listening to our customers and found that Desktop Presence didn’t always accurately update statuses for laptop users who frequently change locations. For these users, they’d either need to forgo Desktop Presence or change settings frequently. This is far from automatic, so we set out to do even better.

Smart Network Detection

Simple In/Out Desktop 3.0 can intelligently understand your network conditions to automatically update your status based on where you’re actually working—all without requiring you to change any settings. When you’re connected to your office network, Desktop Presence can automatically mark you as “In the Office.” When you’re working from home or another location, it knows you’re not in the office and can update your status more appropriately, such as “Working from home.”

No more manual toggles, accidental “In” statuses when working remotely, or confusion about your location. Desktop Presence runs in the background, adapting intelligently to your environment.

Behind the scenes, this feature works by administrators adding restrictions to a Desktop Presence setting based on the physical location’s network settings. Users can enable as many restricted Desktop Presences as they like while still having only one unrestricted Desktop Presence activated. Simple In/Out Desktop will use the appropriate settings at the appropriate time, based on the user’s computer’s network conditions.

Flexible Idle Time Settings

We know that every workplace is different. Some teams want frequent status updates to ensure accuracy, while others prefer fewer updates to avoid every interruption resulting in a status update. We now give administrators the power to customize idle time thresholds based on their company’s unique needs.

Administrators can adjust how long a computer must be idle before Desktop Presence updates a user’s status as away. Want more granular tracking? Set the idle time to 5 minutes. Prefer to reduce status changes throughout the day? Increase the idle time threshold to as much as 1 hour.

Upgrade Today

Simple In/Out Desktop 3.0, featuring the new Desktop Presence upgrade, is now available for download right on our website. If you’re using Simple In/Out Desktop, your update rolls out automatically. Not using it yet? Get started now and enjoy hands-free status management.

As always, we appreciate your feedback and suggestions. Features like these come directly from listening to our users, so reach out to us any time.