The Conversations SDKs include optional built-in presence functionality. You can use the Reachability Indicator feature to:
These properties will be available when you enable the Reachability Indicator feature.
By default, the Reachability Indicator state is disabled
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To turn on the Reachability Indicator, you'll need to use the REST API.
Once you enable the feature, Twilio will automatically update and synchronize the state. The Reachability Indicator properties are exposed on the User resource in the REST API and on User objects in the SDKs. They are "read-only", which means you can't modify these properties.
You can check User objects to determine their current reachability status and push notification availability.
Updates to other User's Reachability Indicator states are also communicated via the update event on User objects and the userUpdated event on the Client object.
Any of the following events can change the Reachability Indicator state:
Online/Offline status may take up to a couple of minutes to become consistent with a user's actual state.
Well done! You have learned about the User Reachability Indicator feature! As a following step, you can: