You can change your status to Automatic, Do not disturb, or Away.
Change your status
- On your computer, open Gmail.
- At the top right, next to your status indicator, click Down
.
- Choose: Automatic, Do not disturb, or Set as away.
Understand Gmail status
Status icon | Status text | Status meaning |
Green | Automatic (Active) | You're currently on Chat. |
Red | Do not disturb | You turned on Mute or Present. |
White | Away | You aren't connected to the internet or haven't interacted on Chat for more than 15 minutes. |
Set a custom status
- On your computer, open Gmail.
- At the top, from your status indicator, click the Down arrow
.
- Click Add a status.
- Follow the prompt to choose an emoji, write a status message, or end or clear a status.
- Click Done.
Delete a custom status
- On your computer, open Gmail.
- At the top, from your status indicator, click the Down arrow
.
- Click the status to delete.
- Click
.
- Click Done.