Guides: keep your Teams status on Available
Why Microsoft Teams marks you Away, every way to prevent it, and step-by-step setup for each platform.
Guides
How to keep your Teams status Available
Why Microsoft Teams shows you as Away after 5 minutes, and every way to stay Available: Teams settings, power settings, caffeinate, jigglers, TeamsActivo.
How to keep Teams active on a Mac
How to stop Microsoft Teams from showing Away on a Mac: what macOS settings and caffeinate cannot do, and how to set up TeamsActivo with Accessibility.
How to keep Teams active on Windows
Stop Microsoft Teams from going Away on Windows 10 and 11: why power settings and PowerToys Awake fall short, and how to install TeamsActivo without admin.
How to keep Teams active on Linux
Keep the Microsoft Teams PWA or teams-for-linux from going Away on Linux. What TeamsActivo needs on X11, GNOME Wayland and KDE, and its limits on Wayland.
How to keep Teams active on Android and iPhone
On a phone, Teams shows Away when the app leaves the screen. How to stay Available on Android with TeamsActivo, and on iPhone with system settings only.
Comparisons
Mouse jiggler for Teams: USB device, free app or TeamsActivo
USB mouse jiggler, free jiggler app or TeamsActivo: what each one does for your Microsoft Teams status, what it costs, and when each is the right choice.
caffeinate and PowerToys Awake for Teams status: do they work?
caffeinate and PowerToys Awake keep a computer awake, but Microsoft Teams still turns Away after 5 minutes. Why that happens and what works instead.