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Updating your status

How to set a preset or custom Away status, snooze notifications, and where your status is visible to colleagues.

Written by Margaret Greer

Updating your status

Let your colleagues know when you're away, why, and where to find you in the meantime. You can now choose from a set of preset statuses or write your own, and your status shows up in more places across Blink so people know at a glance when you're unavailable.
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Setting your status on mobile

  • Tap More in the bottom right corner

  • Tap Update status

  • Choose a preset: Busy, Sick, Holiday, or Travelling, or create your own (see below)

  • Confirm to set your status

  • Your organisation may also have its own custom presets added by an admin, alongside the four defaults above.

Setting your status on desktop

  • Click your profile image (top left) or the settings icon (bottom left, above the logo)

  • Click Update status

  • Choose a preset or create your own

  • Confirm to set your status

Creating a custom status

  • From the status screen, choose Create your own

  • Pick any emoji from the emoji picker

  • Write your status message (up to 250 characters)

  • Confirm to set your status
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Snoozing notifications

After you set a status, you'll be asked if you'd also like to snooze notifications, for example, if you're on holiday and don't want to be disturbed. This step is optional: you can set a status without snoozing notifications if you'd rather still receive them.
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How to create organisation wide presets

  • Head to Admin

  • Go to org set up > Activity Statuses

  • Then add any presets that are right for your company

  • These will show up for all users

  • If you delete a preset and users have this set, we will default their status to Busy

FAQs

Question

Answer

Is my status updated automatically?

No. Your status only changes when you set it yourself, from the More section (mobile) or your profile menu (desktop).

Can my organisation add its own status presets?

Some organisations have custom presets set up by their admin, in addition to the four default presets. If you don't see extra presets, ask your admin.

Does setting a status affect my notifications?

Only if you choose to snooze when prompted after setting a status. Setting a status on its own does not change your notifications.

Is there a character limit on a custom status?

Yes, custom status messages have a 250-character limit.

Can I remove my status once it's set?

Yes , return to the status screen at any time to change your status or remove it.

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