Remote User Status Indicators

A computer-implemented method performed by one or more processors, comprising:

• receiving a request to communicate with a contact from a user interface of a device;
• determining that the contact has a remote user status available;
• retrieving a remote user status indicator from a network service;
• and
• displaying the remote user status indicator on the user interface of the device.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more processors and configured for storing instructions, which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or processors to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a request to set a remote user status from a user interface of a device;
• determining remote user status based on interactions between a user of the device and applications running on the device;
• and
• sending data representing the selected remote user status to a network service.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more processors and configured for storing instructions, which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or processors to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a request to communicate with a contact from a user interface of a device;
• determining that the contact has a remote user status available;
• retrieving a remote user status indicator from a network service;
• and
• displaying the remote user status indicator on the user interface of the device.