Step Away from Huddle Meetings

Learn how to use Huddle's the Step away feature in the web or mobile app when you need to leave a meeting for a few minutes without disturbing others.

Written By Sara Mosher (Super Administrator)

Updated at November 4th, 2026

Huddle's Step Away feature allows you to momentarily pause your meeting participation without interrupting the conversation or leaving the call. While Step Away is active, your video tile grays out and displays a coffee cup icon to discreetly let other participants know that you have stepped away for a brief break.

Example: The Step Away toggle switch in the meeting menu.

Visual status for Stepped-Away participants

When active, your tile dims, and a coffee cup icon displays to let participants know you're temporarily unavailable.

Example: A dimmed video tile displaying a coffee cup icon for a participant who is temporarily unavailable.

Enable and disable Step Away in Huddle 

To enable or disable the Step Away feature, click the More options (three dots) button during a Huddle meeting and select Step Away. 

A checkmark indicates that the feature is currently enabled.

Example: Huddle additional settings menu opened with Step Away enabled.