New Admin Control: Global Microsoft Teams Presence Switch

Today we’re announcing a new option that gives administrators more flexibility in managing how their members use Simple In/Out: the Global Microsoft Teams Presence Switch.

Based on feedback from a few of our customers, we’ve added a new switch in Company Settings that allows administrators to globally disable the Microsoft Teams Presence feature across their entire organization.

What Does This New Switch Do?

When disabled, this new control:

• Removes existing Microsoft Teams Presence connections for all users in your organization
• Prevents new Microsoft Teams Presence connections from being established
• Maintains full Microsoft Teams integration for the user interface within Microsoft Teams
• Preserves all other functionality - users can still manually update their status and use all other Simple In/Out features

Why Would You Want This?

Many of our customers love the convenience of automatic status updates through Microsoft Teams Presence, but some organizations have found that they prefer more intentional, detailed status communication from their team members.

Here’s the scenario: When Teams Presence is active, a user’s Simple In/Out status automatically syncs with their Microsoft Teams availability (showing as “Available”, “Away”, “Busy”, etc.). While convenient, these generic status messages don’t always provide the specific context that managers and team members need.

With the Global Teams Presence Switch disabled, administrators can encourage their teams to leave more descriptive status comments like “Client meeting until 3 PM” or “Working from home”.

Microsoft Teams Integration Stays Intact

It’s important to note that disabling Microsoft Teams Presence does not affect your Microsoft Teams integration for the user interface. Your users can still see Simple In/out within Microsoft Teams, see the board, perform status updates, view announcements, etc. The only thing that changes is that status updates won’t happen automatically based on Microsoft Teams availability - users will need to manually update their status when they want to change it.

As always, we’re committed to giving administrators the tools they need to customize Simple In/Out for their organization’s unique workflow. This new feature is available immediately for all Simple In/Out customers.

Have feedback or suggestions for other administrative controls you’d like to see? We’d love to hear from you - just reach out to us.