Skype for Business Bot - always "presence unknown"

Question

Is there any way to set up the presence of a Bot (created with Bot Framework and registered as explained at the Bot Framework Portal), to avoid the "presence unknown"?

Answer 1

This is a known issue for Skype for Business channel, as it is currently in developer Preview state. We are currently working to fix this issue.

To track this issue, see: [Microsoft/BotBuilder] Bot status is "Unknown" on Skype for Business #3017