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Every day I uninstall Teams from my iPhone and then I download it and install it again the next morning. Why? Because there are no option in Teams to tell it th

Every day I uninstall Teams from my iPhone and then I download it and install it again the next morning. Why? Because there are no option in Teams to tell it that I am "Off work". With Teams installed you will always be at work no matter if it is weekend, holiday or Christmas eve. If you want get the off work and don't want to carry around a separate work device, uninstalling every day seems to be the only valid option.

alkonaut 6y ago
What's the difference between a) being "not available" with no notifications b) logging out of the app on weekends and c) uninstalling? You'd think at least b and c would be equivalent?
- ToFab123 6y ago
  b and c is not equivalent. If you log out you will have to enter your password when reinstalling. If you just uninstall it and the reinstall it, you don't have to enter your password. Logging out would also log me out of my email so for convenience it is just much easier to uninstall teams and be up and running again the next day with a minimum of hassle. The easiest thing off course would be if Teams implemented an "Off work" status settings. > What's the difference between a) being "not available" with no notifications [...]? That is the status I wish was there but it is not. You can only tell teams that you are "away". This does not prevent notifications.
  - alkonaut 6y ago
    > b and c is not equivalent. If you log out you will have to enter your password when reinstalling. If you just uninstall it and the reinstall it, you don't have to enter your password. I see, so you use uninstall just because it's a more convenient Log out UX, than the actua Log Off function, because of auth. That I can understand (and it sounds like an oversight from Ms) > the sender can see that you are online and actually in front of you computer. You mean because of the read receipts (eye icon next to the message)? Those should probably not be sent when someone is in away/dnd, I agree. > You can only tell teams that you are "away". This does not prevent notifications. Gotcha. (I just realized my confusion came from the fact I had never hasd notifications enabled in the phone app. I just treat it like email, 7 days a week).
    - ToFab123 6y ago
      > I see, so you use uninstall just because it's a more convenient Log out UX, than the actua Log Off function, because of auth Yes, precisely. It saves me the hassle of reentering my password every morning.
  - boublepop 6y ago
    Reading all these comments I am genuinely confused as to if we are talking about different “teams” I’m using the Microsoft Teams app on iPhone and not only do I have much more granuarity in statuses with Busy/do not disturb/away/be right back/etc. But also just under that option in the app I have notifications settings which are both easy to turn off completely but also has options for quite hours and quite days.
    - alkonaut 6y ago
      Quiet hours could be exactly what this person is looking for, yes
jackvalentine 6y ago
Isn't this what the 'quiet hours' feature is for? I get no notifications between 7pm and 7am, or weekends. https://www.lync.se/2018/10/quiet-hours-in-teams/ https://www.lync.se/2018/10/quiet-hours-in-teams/
- ToFab123 6y ago
  Yes, but my work hours are more random than that. For me, Work does not start and stop at the same time every day, so in my case, quiet hours wouldn't work. I need a "manually override" in form of a "Off work" status
  - jackvalentine 6y ago
    You can change your quiet hours every day. It’s probably less work than deleting and reinstalling apps.
  - aksss 6y ago
    What about just setting your status in Teams to DnD? Use quiet hours to cut out certain days (weekends), and set status to DnD when you're done for the day, set to available when you start for the day? In desktop app you can manage exceptions for DnD and that should be respected on the mobile app.
tinus_hn 6y ago
IOS allows you to turn off notifications from any app you choose.
- thewhitetulip 6y ago
  Or cut off internet to that app so there will beno question of messages getting delivered at all
decibe1 6y ago
Goto settings and 'Sign out'
98codes 6y ago
You can set your status as away, and have quiet hours set as well. It's about the only part of Teams notifications that works well for me.
thewhitetulip 6y ago
Out of curiosity, does iOS enable you to disable internet access to an App? I've done it on Android for apps I don't trust and those who shove ads down my throat and it works amazingly. MX Player doesn't show video ads when I'm watching a video

alkonaut 6y ago

What's the difference between a) being "not available" with no notifications b) logging out of the app on weekends and c) uninstalling? You'd think at least b and c would be equivalent?

ToFab123 6y ago
b and c is not equivalent. If you log out you will have to enter your password when reinstalling. If you just uninstall it and the reinstall it, you don't have to enter your password. Logging out would also log me out of my email so for convenience it is just much easier to uninstall teams and be up and running again the next day with a minimum of hassle. The easiest thing off course would be if Teams implemented an "Off work" status settings. > What's the difference between a) being "not available" with no notifications [...]? That is the status I wish was there but it is not. You can only tell teams that you are "away". This does not prevent notifications.
- alkonaut 6y ago
  > b and c is not equivalent. If you log out you will have to enter your password when reinstalling. If you just uninstall it and the reinstall it, you don't have to enter your password. I see, so you use uninstall just because it's a more convenient Log out UX, than the actua Log Off function, because of auth. That I can understand (and it sounds like an oversight from Ms) > the sender can see that you are online and actually in front of you computer. You mean because of the read receipts (eye icon next to the message)? Those should probably not be sent when someone is in away/dnd, I agree. > You can only tell teams that you are "away". This does not prevent notifications. Gotcha. (I just realized my confusion came from the fact I had never hasd notifications enabled in the phone app. I just treat it like email, 7 days a week).
  - ToFab123 6y ago
    > I see, so you use uninstall just because it's a more convenient Log out UX, than the actua Log Off function, because of auth Yes, precisely. It saves me the hassle of reentering my password every morning.
- boublepop 6y ago
  Reading all these comments I am genuinely confused as to if we are talking about different “teams” I’m using the Microsoft Teams app on iPhone and not only do I have much more granuarity in statuses with Busy/do not disturb/away/be right back/etc. But also just under that option in the app I have notifications settings which are both easy to turn off completely but also has options for quite hours and quite days.
  - alkonaut 6y ago
    Quiet hours could be exactly what this person is looking for, yes

jackvalentine 6y ago

Isn't this what the 'quiet hours' feature is for? I get no notifications between 7pm and 7am, or weekends. https://www.lync.se/2018/10/quiet-hours-in-teams/ https://www.lync.se/2018/10/quiet-hours-in-teams/

ToFab123 6y ago
Yes, but my work hours are more random than that. For me, Work does not start and stop at the same time every day, so in my case, quiet hours wouldn't work. I need a "manually override" in form of a "Off work" status
- jackvalentine 6y ago
  You can change your quiet hours every day. It’s probably less work than deleting and reinstalling apps.
- aksss 6y ago
  What about just setting your status in Teams to DnD? Use quiet hours to cut out certain days (weekends), and set status to DnD when you're done for the day, set to available when you start for the day? In desktop app you can manage exceptions for DnD and that should be respected on the mobile app.

tinus_hn 6y ago

IOS allows you to turn off notifications from any app you choose.

thewhitetulip 6y ago
Or cut off internet to that app so there will beno question of messages getting delivered at all

decibe1 6y ago

Goto settings and 'Sign out'

98codes 6y ago

You can set your status as away, and have quiet hours set as well. It's about the only part of Teams notifications that works well for me.

thewhitetulip 6y ago

Out of curiosity, does iOS enable you to disable internet access to an App? I've done it on Android for apps I don't trust and those who shove ads down my throat and it works amazingly. MX Player doesn't show video ads when I'm watching a video