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Using Sametime for Android
You can change your availability status, work with contacts, manage settings and chat with other Sametime® users. With Sametime11 you can also have multiple devices logged in simultaneously and have persistent chat history across your devices.
Changing your Online Status
Your online status includes your availability status and message. Both are displayed at the top of the application menu. Tap your current status to make changes. Other Sametime users who are logged in can see your online status.

Using Sametime for Android
You can change your availability status, work with contacts, manage settings and chat with other Sametime® users. With Sametime11 you can also have multiple devices logged in simultaneously and have persistent chat history across your devices.
- Logging in
  You must start HCL Sametime® before logging in.
- Using the Main Menu
  Tapping the menu icon in the upper left or sliding from the left of the screen displays the navigation drawer of the Sametime® application.
- Working with Active Chats
  The Chats screen is the default view when you log in.  It displays all conversations that you currently have open.
- Meetings
  Starting with 11.5 you can now create and manage you own meetings under the My Meetings tab on the Meetings dialog. The meetings dialog will also show a list of recent meetings that you have joined as well as an entry field for typing in the name of a meeting you wish to join or start.
- Changing your Online Status
  Your online status includes your availability status and message. Both are displayed at the top of the application menu. Tap your current status to make changes. Other Sametime users who are logged in can see your online status.
- Managing your contacts
  Tap the menu icon and then the Contacts item to display the Contacts screen.
- Contact Info Screen
  When in a chat view with another Sametime® user tap the user avatar in the header or select Contact Info from the overflow menu to display the Contact Info screen where the contact Name, nickname, photo or default avatar, title and awareness status displays. Tapping the chat icon starts a chat with the contact.

Changing your Online Status

Your online status includes your availability status and message. Both are displayed at the top of the application menu. Tap your current status to make changes. Other Sametime users who are logged in can see your online status.

About this task

To change your online status and message:

Procedure

Tap on the menu icon.
Tap your current availability status at the top of the menu to display the status message screen.
Change your status to one of the following options:
- Available
- Away
- In a meeting
- Do not disturb
Note: You can customize the messages displayed for any selected status option.

Example

For example, if you choose "Away," you might customize the message to say "At a doctor's appointment." You can also add or remove messages for any status option. Use one of the following methods to customize the message for the option chosen or to modify the list of messages.

What to do next

To display the list of messages for the selected status option, select the current message under the Status message section.
To use an existing message, choose one of the available messages.
To add a new message, choose the Add new message under Status message, then type the new message and select Yes.
To remove a message, choose Delete message under Status message, and select the message you wish to delete.

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