Setting your presence status in Zoom App
Below are the presence status icons used in the Zoom desktop client and mobile app.
Notes:
- If their admin disables display of presence status for external contracts, you will not see a presence status for external contacts.
- The mobile app does not allow you to manually adjust your presence
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Prerequisites for setting your presence status
- Client for Zoom desktop
- Version 5.0.0 or higher required for Windows
- Version 5.0.0 or higher of MacOS is required
- Version 5.0.0 or higher is required for Linux
- PWA for Zoom
Presence status icons
| Icon | Status | Description |
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Offline | Contact is not signed-in to the Zoom desktop client or mobile app. |
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Online (desktop) | Contact is signed-in to the Zoom desktop client.
Note: If the contact is also signed in to the Zoom mobile app, this status overrides the mobile client status |
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Online (mobile) | Contact is signed-in to the Zoom mobile client only. |
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Away | Contact is signed-in to the Zoom desktop client, but their computer is inactive or they manually set their status to Away. |
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Do not disturb | Contact manually set their status to Do not disturb and won’t receive pop-up notifications for chat or Zoom Phone calls in the Zoom desktop client or mobile app. |
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In a Zoom meeting | Contact has started or joined a Zoom meeting using the Zoom desktop client or mobile app. |
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Presenting | Contact is sharing their screen while in a Zoom meeting. |
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On a call | Contact is on a Zoom Phone call using the Zoom desktop client or mobile app. |
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In a calendar event | Contact is in a calendar event (from a synced calendar) but hasn’t joined a Zoom meeting using the desktop client or mobile app. |
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Chat error | Chat message failed to send (also applies to files and images) |
How to set your presence status
Windows | macOS | Linux
- Open Zoom on your desktop.
- On the right side of your profile picture, click the status you would like to display.
The duration of Do Not Disturb can be chosen if you select it.
PWA
- Open Zoom PWA and sign in.
- You can change your status by clicking your profile picture in the top-right corner.
Do Not Disturb can be enabled for a certain period of time if you select it.
