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Have you noticed the green dot next to a person's name change to a yellow half-moon and wondered why? That person most likely hasn't looked at, interacted with, or closed the app in the last 5 minutes. Your status changes automatically after 5 minutes, but you can also manually turn on idle. This wikiHow walks you through changing your Discord status and covers the different statuses you can use.
Things You Should Know
- An idle status is automatically applied when someone hasn't closed or interacted with the app in at least 5 minutes.
- To change your Discord status, click or tap your profile picture and choose Online, Idle, Do Not Disturb, or Invisible.
- Set your status to Invisible if you want to appear offline when you're actually online.
Steps
Manually Changing Your Status on Mobile
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Open Discord. Tap the app icon that looks like a controller on a light blue background.
- This method will walk you through the process of changing your status on Discord using the mobile app on Android and iOS.
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Tap your profile picture. If you're instead looking at a channel, swipe your finger from the left to the right on your screen to pull open the side menu.
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Tap Set Status and pick one. Tap one to use and it will apply immediately to your profile.[3]
- You can choose Online, Idle, Do Not Disturb, and Invisible.
- Click Set a custom status to use one of the above with a custom message. Give it a name, an optional emoji, and choose a status, like Online or Invisible. Choose when you want the custom status to disappear and click Save.
Manually Changing Your Status on Desktop
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Open Discord. Click the app icon that looks like a controller on a light blue background.
- This method walks you through changing your Discord status using the desktop client on Windows and Mac.
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Click your profile picture. It's in the lower-left corner of the Discord window.
- If you want to set a custom status, click Set Custom Status. Title your custom status, maybe give it an emoji, decide if you want the status to clear automatically, and click Save.[4]
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Hover your mouse over your current status and select a new one. Once you do this, your status will change immediately.
- You can choose Online, Idle, Do Not Disturb, and Invisible.
Expert Q&A
Tips
References
- ↑ https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021691232-Mobile-Presence
- ↑ https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/211374998-What-do-those-colored-dots-next-to-my-avatar-mean
- ↑ https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/227779547-Changing-Online-Status
- ↑ https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035407531-Custom-Status