Get notified when someone is available in Teams

Let’s say you have an important question for a colleague and have stopped by their office multiple times only to find them in a meeting or away. It’s inefficient to continually walk by their office. How can you talk to them as they become available without having to monitor their status on Teams?

You can add the colleague to your status notifications list either through a previous chat or in settings. Note that you can add up to 15 people to your status notifications list.

Option 1: Create a status change notification through a chat

1. Choose Chat on the left side of the app.
2. In your chat list, choose a one-on-one chat with the person of interest.
3. Select … (More options) and then choose Notify when available.
4. To stop seeing a person’s status, follow the previous steps, and then choose Turn off notifications.

Option 2: Create a status change notification in settings

1. Select the … (Settings and More) menu next to your profile picture in the top right of Teams. Next select Settings > Notifications to manage notification settings.
2. Select the Edit button to the right of People to open the manage status notifications screen.
3. In the Manage status notifications screen, type the name of the person you want to be notified about in the Add people search box. Select their name when it appears.
4. To remove someone from your status notifications list, follow the previous steps and then select the Turn off button next to their name.

Source: Get notified when someone’s status changes in Teams