Recently an acquaintance who had been using Gmail for an extended period could see the chat settings in the upper right-hand corner of the web application. The notice was included on the Gmail page around 2 years back after Google Chat came into Gmail. It informs anyone you’ve ever had the pleasure of using Chat with to let them know whether you’re on the device (or telephone) and available or not.
Although most people will not be notified about your presence (especially when you don’t like to make use of Google Chat), you may find that someone could be aware of when you’re on your account… annoying. (At the very least my friend did, and I understand.) But, you can switch the alert off or at the very least indicate that you are “away” so that your presence won’t be apparent to anyone with access to the internet.
To alter your chat’s availability First, look for the icon to the right of the search box. If you haven’t used it before it’s likely to display the green dot and show active. You can click on the box to view the options available to chat accessibility. This includes:
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- Automatic It will show a green dot along with”Active” in the form of “Active” whenever your activity suggests that you’re in the area.
- Do not interrupt This will turn off your chat notifications, however only for a specified duration. You can set a time of hours, or even create an agenda — for during the week between 5 PM-8 AM, for instance. You can’t however create a long-lasting “Do not disturb” notice I made one that would be displayed all day long from 6 PM until 6 PM (so it would run for all day) It then automatically will expire after a week. This will set your status away and remain in effect until you change it.
You can also choose your availability and then create a custom notification on your phone by using the Gmail application for iOS and Android. Make sure that no matter where you choose your status it will show across all devices connected to that identical Google account.
