Option to Disable Auto Follow

[daytonellwanger]

Users should have the option to disable the auto-follow behavior on joining a collaboration session.

[mittalyashu]

What do you mean Disable auto follow? User's can toggle to follow a user anytime.

[daytonellwanger]

That's correct, but at the beginning of a Live Share session, the guest automatically follows the host. The user should be able to disable this behavior.

[mittalyashu]

Wait a second, it sounds more like a bug to me than a feature request.

You said that guest automatically follows the host upon joining the session. I have joined many sessions using live share and I haven't noticed anything like this before.

[daytonellwanger]

Interesting! The behavior you're experiencing is the bug 😄 . The intended behavior is that the guest follows the host when joining a session.

[mittalyashu]

I see 🤔

[kfrohwer]

I would like an option to disable the auto-following feature when joining a session as well. 👍🏼

[oluwatbi]

The green pin icon 📌 is a toggle for that.

[derekbekoe]

We’re not able to prioritize this issue over the other higher-impact issues we receive every week, based on the votes and comments from others in the community and our understanding of the issue. However, rest assured that we love your input. If you feel it deserves to stay open, then clarify your use case and contact us to let us know how severe it is for you.