Okay, this is a bug in empathy. I tested the XMPP account I have and it all works just fine.
The icon also changes correctly in AIM and XMPP with Pidgin. However, Empathy+AIM is where the bug is happening. -- Empathy Does Not Heed indicator-session Status Changes in AIM https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/452659 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs