WhatsApp: Hide & turn off online status – It’s that easy

WhatsApp automatically shows when a person was last online. We explain how to easily turn off this feature.

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12.08.2022, 11:57

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Berlin. WhatsApp is used by more than two billion people around the world. the Messenger-App automatically shows when you’re online and when you were last active. If you want to hide it, you can easily turn it off.

The online status will be in one-on-one chats displayed under the name of the respective user. It says “online” or “last online at…”. This shows whether the person is currently online and the time they were last active in the app.

WhatsApp: Turn off or hide online status

If you do not want other users to be able to track their own online activities in the app, you can also switch them off.

• About the Settings, in the app at the top right, the online status can be switched off.
• To do this, the settings must be opened, click on “Account” – then on “Privacy”.
• Under “Last seen” you can now choose between: “Everyone”, “My contacts”, “My contacts except…” and “Nobody”.

So can restricted who can read “last online at…”.

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WhatsApp: online status is about to be updated

The “My contacts except…” option is one of the latest changes to the messenger. Another change WhatsApp developers are working on is disabling the “online” display.

WhatsApp: Do not show online status and still reply

Another way to hide from other users when you’re active is to directly reply to messages in the notification bar.

• Android users can reply to messages directly by pulling down the notification bar without opening the app.
• at iPhone Devices can reply directly to the message by long-pressing the message.

Without that Open the app does not show other users that you are active. Here’s how to hide and bypass online status. (fmg)

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