If you often hang out on Discord with your friends, coworkers, or classmates, you have probably noticed the orange half-moon that sometimes appears next to a user’s avatar.
This orange dot/half-moon is automatically (or manually) assigned to users that have been AFK (away from keyboard) for more than 10 minutes.
If the user doesn’t use the Discord application for a couple of minutes, Discord automatically identifies the user as Idle and gives them the Idle status.
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Manually Setting Discord Status As Idle
Did you know that you can also set your status as Idle manually? Here’s how you can do that:
- Open Discord and enter any server.
- In the bottom left of your screen, you will see your avatar. Click on it.
- This will expand a menu with multiple choices, where you can set your status as Idle.
That’s everything you have to do to establish an Idle status on Discord. If necessary, you can also utilize “Do Not Disturb” to prevent getting any desktop notifications. Alternatively, you may select “Invisible” to seem offline (yet still receive notifications) or even assign a personalized status.
Server Inactive Timeout
Each server offers the choice to establish an automatic period of inactivity after a specific duration. When a user surpasses this time, they will be redirected to another channel, and their microphone will be put on silent.
You can adjust how long a user can be inactive before the timeout and to which channel the user will be moved.
Keep in mind that this feature is specific to each server. It won’t affect your profile’s status.
