Facebook’s active status is similar to Instagram’s activity status and WhatsApp’s Last Seen feature. Other Messenger users can see if you’re online or when you were last online. Although this is a useful feature, privacy advocates may prefer to turn it off so that others have little to no knowledge of their Facebook activities.
So, if you’re looking forward to learning how to hide your active status on Facebook Messenger, read along and you’ll get used to the tips in a matter of seconds.
Here is How to hide your active status on Facebook Messenger
Using the Mobile App
On the Facebook Messenger app, regardless of whether you’re using an iPhone, iPad, or Android, hiding your active or online status is a rather simple process. To accomplish this,
- Simply open the Messenger app and tap your profile image in the upper left corner.
- Then, towards the top, hit the “Active Status” tab.
- Toggle the right-hand toggle to turn off your active status. Please keep in mind that doing so will also prevent you from seeing other people’s active status. Facebook appears to want this to be a two-way route. You’re done here once you’re okay with it.
Using the Desktop Version
You can also hide your active status on the Messenger web version if you’re using a desktop. To do that:
- On your selected browser, go to Messenger.com and click the three small dots in the upper left corner.
- Once you’re in the Preferences menu, select “Turn Off Active Status.”
- Click “Turn Off Active Status For All Contacts” from the next selection to control who can see you active. If you wish to be completely invisible, select “Turn Off Active Status For All Contacts.” You can be a little more particular with the other two alternatives. With a few exceptions, the second from the top allows you to hide your status from everyone. The third option is the polar opposite: it allows you to hide your activity status so that only certain individuals know you’re online.
- Choose your preferred option and then click “Okay.”
- It’s worth noting that if you turn off your active status, you won’t be able to see other people’s active status.
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Wrapping it Up
There you have it! That completes everything you need to know on how to hide your active status on Facebook Messenger. Keep in mind that if you use Facebook or Messenger on different devices, you must make sure that your active status is disabled on all of them. Or else, if you connect to Facebook or Messenger on a device that has the setting enabled, you’ll still seem active or recently active.