How to hide your seen on whatsapp

How to Hide Your Last Seen Status on WhatsApp and Why You Should

Keep your doings a little more private

WhatsApp is pretty straightforward, but certain parts about how it works can be confusing (especially if you’re new to the platform), including just how the Last Seen status operates. 

Since WhatsApp became a part of Meta, it has added more features similar to those you might have seen on Facebook Messenger. In this article, we’ll look at the Last Seen status that WhatsApp shows to your contacts, as well as other users on the platform, and how to hide this information from strangers. 

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What Last Seen Status Means

WhatsApp’s Last Seen status refers to when the user was last active on the app. This includes the last time a user replied to someone, as well as the last time they had the app opened on their device. When you open a chat with another user on WhatsApp, you can find their Last Seen status next to their profile picture at the top of the screen. If someone hasn’t replied to your messages in a while, you can check their Last Seen status to see if they’ve been avoiding your messages on purpose or if they haven’t been online for that long. 

Don’t confuse the Last Seen feature with Read Receipts (blue ticks next to the message when the recipient reads it) and Online status (shows when the user is online and has the WhatsApp app open in the foreground on their device). 

While Last Seen isn’t a new feature on WhatsApp, it recently received an update. Previously, you were able to hide your Last Seen information from the WhatsApp users who aren’t in your contact list or from everyone. With the update, you also can hide your Last Seen status from specific people. Effectively, it’s like blocking particular contacts from viewing your Last Seen info. 

Note: If you don’t share your Last Seen status, you won’t be able to see the Last Seen status of other users.

How to Hide Your Last Seen Status on WhatsApp

The option to hide your Last Seen status is available for Android and iOS users. If you don’t want certain people to be aware of your online presence on the app, you can control who can see your Last Seen info in WhatsApp’s privacy settings. 

Hide Your Last Seen Status on Android

If you’re an Android user, follow the steps below to hide your Last Seen status on WhatsApp using the mobile app. 

1. Open WhatsApp on your smartphone.
2. In the upper-right corner of the screen, select the three vertical dots icon to open the menu. 
3. On the drop-down menu, select Settings.
4. In the Settings menu, select Account. 
5. Select Privacy.
6. Finally, in the Privacy settings, select Last seen.
7. Select one of the options from the Last seen window, then select Done at the bottom of the screen to confirm. These options include: 
• Everyone: Allow anyone to see your Last Seen status.
• My contacts: Allow only people on your contact list to see your Last Seen status.
• My contacts except: Manually select contacts that won’t be able to view your Last Seen status. 
• Nobody. Hide your Last Seen info from everyone, meaning you also won’t be able to see anyone else’s Last Seen status. 

If you change your mind and want to restore your Last Seen status visibility, you return to the Last Seen section of the privacy settings at any time. 

Hide Your Last Seen Status on iPhone 

The steps for hiding your Last Seen status on Apple devices are similar. However, the app’s interface is a little different. If you’re an iOS user and need help navigating through WhatsApp’s privacy settings to hide your Last Seen info, follow the steps below.

1. Open WhatsApp on your phone.
2. Select Settings at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
3. Then follow the path Account > Privacy > Last Seen. 
4. This opens a page with the options of who can see your Last Seen status: everyone, my contacts, and nobody. On iPhone, the option to hide your Last Seen status from specific contacts isn’t available yet as it’s still in testing. WhatsApp will automatically save the option that you select. 

Note: You can’t access your privacy settings on WhatsApp on the web, which means you can’t change them to hide your Last Seen status from your computer. 

Why You Should Hide Your Last Seen Status on WhatsApp

Hiding your Last Seen status or leaving it for everyone to see is a question of how private you want to keep your WhatsApp account. WhatsApp used to set your Last Seen status visibility to Everyone by default, meaning every user on the platform could access this information. This also allowed third-party apps to exploit this feature and track certain users through WhatsApp. 

After the latest security update, WhatsApp users who aren’t on your contact list and whom you haven’t exchanged a single message with can’t see when you’ve last been online (or whether you’re online right now). Since an app isn’t a contact, this update prevents third-party apps from accessing your Last Seen or Online status information. 

You can make use of this new update even if you’re not at all concerned about other people tracking your online presence on WhatsApp. On the contrary, you might want your friends or loved ones to know when you were last seen online. In that case, you can set your Last Seen status to My Contacts Except and only leave the people that you trust unselected.

Make Your WhatsApp More Private

Last Seen is a common feature in many other social media platforms and messengers (like Viber or Telegram). However, on most of them, you can either keep this feature enabled or disable it altogether. The ability to hide your Last Seen status from certain users is an excellent addition to WhatsApp privacy features that can help you make your WhatsApp account more private. 

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How to Hide Your 'Last Seen' Status in WhatsApp

For a long time now, WhatsApp has included a feature that shows when a user was last online or last active on the messaging platform, which can be either helpful or a hindrance, depending on your personal or business situation.


As regular WhatsApp users will know, the "Last Seen" status of a contact sits atop the conversation thread, informing you when that contact last opened the app and was active on the platform. But if you don't want people to know when you were last active, WhatsApp includes a setting to hide your Last Seen status or limit its visibility to certain users.

You can set it so that your Last Seen status can be seen by everyone, no-one, or only your contacts. Just bear in mind that if your Last Seen is hidden from another person, you won't be able to see their Last Seen either. Here's how it works.

1. Open the WhatsApp app on your iPhone.
2. Tap the Settings icon in the bottom-right.
   
3. Tap Account.
4. Tap Privacy.
   
   
5. Tap Last Seen.
6. Tap to select Everyone, My Contacts, or Nobody.
   

WhatsApp is currently working on giving users the option to adjust the visibility of their Last Seen status on a contact-by-contact basis, according to a September 2021 report, although the option has yet to be rolled out as of writing.

At the end of 2021, WhatsApp also made a privacy change to prevent people on its messaging platform from viewing the Last Seen status of users whom they have never chatted with, however people and businesses a user knows or has previously messaged are not affected by the change.

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How to make Whatsapp not see you online?

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The WhatsApp smartphone app automatically sets privacy settings that you can easily change. There are situations when you need to make sure that you are not seen on Whatsapp or hide connections. That is why many users are interested in the question of how to become invisible in the application and we have found the answer to it.

The program allows you to hide the last visit time, profile photo and status from prying eyes. By learning how to hide a contact from other users, you can log into the application regularly, but no one will know the date of your visit. To do this, go to the application settings, select the line " Account " or " Account " (depending on the operating system of your smartphone) and find the section " Privacy ".

We will tell you that the official website does not provide information on how to make it invisible, that is, hide the connection status. After all, the application simply does not have such a function. All your friends will see that you are online. But we will tell you a secret :-) how to be invisible, communicate with your loved one, parents, friends, but ignore unpleasant personalities:

• WhatsApp has created an extension (let's say a small unofficial add-on) called Hide Status.
• Go to Google Play is Google's store for Android devices. Find the Hide Status extension in this store - this is a WhatsApp stealth that allows you to hide that the user is currently online.
• This add-on itself will tell you how to become secretive.

We will make you happy or upset, but wiretapping is possible :-) . But there is one important point! In order to spy on a person, you need to install a special spy program on his smartphone. Remotely, no one can read your messages - the developers have reliably protected personal data and correspondence from possible hacking, so don't worry :-) .

Whatsapp spy is a paid program. There are currently two types: mSpy and FlexiSPY. With the help of these applications, remote monitoring of smartphones is carried out. Remember that these programs are created for good purposes, for example:

• watch over children and warn them from trouble;
• to know if the girl you are going to propose to is faithful;
• does the guy you are thinking of giving heart and soul love you.

WhatsApp Spy is installed on a mobile phone that you need to monitor (you will have to borrow someone else's smartphone for a while). The program will track all phone activity and transfer it to a personal account. You can even follow the conversation in real time.

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How to hide online status on whatsapp - no problem network

Have you decided to remain hidden in WhatsApp and therefore want to know how to hide your WhatsApp online status while chatting? Or are you worried about privacy on whatsapp?

WhatsApp, the most popular instant messaging app that we all love. Whatsapp has revolutionized the way we communicate and has given people many opportunities to harass us, which is not a good thing.

People can clearly see when you are online and when you were last seen, and if your partner or parent is strict or suspicious, it would be better to take this option away from them and just hide your online status in the WhatsApp messaging app.

Today, in this guide, we will cover how to hide WhatsApp online status while chatting, how to hide the last seen on WhatsApp messenger, and how to completely hide WhatsApp online status. So anyone without further ado, let's get started.

When it comes to hiding online status on WhatsApp, one of the most common and widely used methods is to hide the last seen on WhatsApp. However, please note that if you turn off your last viewed status for others, you will also not be able to see someone else's last viewed status.

Here's how to hide the last seen on whatsapp to hide your online status on the whatsapp app while chatting:

• Open the whatsapp messenger app first.
• Click on the three vertical dots located in the upper right corner.
• Now from the list of options click on settings.
• Next, click Account > Privacy.
• Finally, click on the "Last viewed" option and select "No one".

After you changed your WhatsApp from "Everyone" to "No one" for the last time, now no one can know about your online WhatsApp status.

If you don't save someone's number and set 'last seen on WhatsApp' to 'My Contacts', they won't be able to see your online status either.

How to hide your WhatsApp online status by changing your settings

Apart from hiding last seen in the WhatsApp app, there are several ways you can hide your online status in the WhatsApp messenger. Some methods require you to go offline to hide your WhatsApp online status.

So now let's look at some of the most popular quick ways and learn how to hide online status on whatsapp by changing the settings:

Method 1: turn on airplane mode online or when you were last seen on the WhatsApp messenger, then in this case the most ideal way is to completely abandon the network. You can enable Airplane Mode and disable any kind of connection on your device. This ensures that you won't receive any calls, SMS, or WhatsApp messages unless you disable Airplane Mode.

You can also turn off Airplane mode, connect to Wi-Fi or mobile data, and allow all WhatsApp notifications to be received. Then put your phone back into airplane mode before opening your WhatsApp messages. In this way, you will be able to avoid whatsapp online status and also fool the time you saw the last time.

Method 2: Block WhatsApp Contacts

The second method is a little more drastic and involves blocking WhatsApp contacts directly so they can't contact you, can't see your picture on the display, or can't see your latest WhatsApp status. Whatsapp contact blocking is one of the most extreme ways to hide online status on whatsapp.

Follow these steps and learn how to block someone on WhatsApp messenger:

First, open the WhatsApp contact you want to block.

Click on the three vertical dots located in the upper right corner.

Now from the list of options click on Advanced > Block.

Finally, click on the Block option in the pop-up window to confirm it.

Once you block someone on WhatsApp, he/she will not be able to see your online status or latest status in the chat window. They will not be able to see your profile picture, nor will their calls/messages reach you. If you wish, you can unlock them by following the same method.

Method 3: Hide WhatsApp Blue Tick

In WhatsApp messages, a tick next to a message indicates the status of the message, one tick means it was delivered on your end, double ticks means the message was received on the other end, and double blue ticks means that the message has been read

If you wish to remain incognito, you can turn off read receipts, which will change the status of the blue checkmark. Here's how to hide the double blue tick in whatsapp messenger:

First, open the WhatsApp messenger application.

Click on the three vertical dots located in the upper right corner.

Now from the list of options click on settings.

Next, click Account > Privacy.

Finally, disable the Read Receipts option.

Now when you open any WhatsApp message, the checkmarks will remain gray and the person on the other end will not know if you have read the message or not.

Method 4: Hide your profile picture and status

If you want to look like you have completely deactivated your WhatsApp account, you can do so by hiding your profile picture and status. Here's how to hide your profile picture and WhatsApp status:

• First of all, open the WhatsApp messenger app.
• Click on the three vertical dots located in the upper right corner.
• Now from the list of options click on settings.
• Next, click "Account" > "Privacy".
• Finally, click on the "Profile Photo" option and select "Nobody".
  
• Also click on the "About" option and set it to "Nobody".

So you can easily hide your WhatsApp online status by hiding your profile picture and about it section.

Conclusions

We hope our step-by-step guide helped you hide online status on WhatsApp messenger and answered your question on how to hide online status on WhatsApp while chatting.

If you have any questions, questions or issues regarding turning off online status on WhatsApp, or would like us to help you with any other WhatsApp issues, please let us know in the comments below.

Also, if you are familiar with any best way to hide whatsapp online status, feel free to let us know how to hide online status on iphone whatsapp and how to hide online status on android whatsapp.