If you follow or have messaged someone on Instagram, they can see your online status by default. But sometimes, you want a little more privacy. If you want to hide your status, you can do that using your phone or the Instagram webpage, though the option is hidden in Settings and not as easy to find as it could be.
How to turn off active status on the Instagram mobile appThe steps to turn off your active status are the same whether you have an iPhone or Android device, and once you set it, no one will be able to tell if you are active on Instagram.
1. Start the Instagram app and tap your profile icon at the bottom right of the screen.
2. Tap the three-line menu at the top right.
3. In the popup menu, tap Settings.
To turn off your active status, go to Instagram's settings. Dave Johnson4. Tap Privacy.
In Settings, go to the Privacy page. Dave Johnson5.
In the Interactions section, tap Activity Status.
6. Turn off Show Activity Status by swiping the button to the left.
When you turn off your active status, followers on Instagram can't tell if you are online. Dave Johnson How to turn off active status on the Instagram websiteIf you use Instagram in a web browser, you can turn off your active status with a few clicks, so people you follow or have messaged won't know if you are online.
1. Open the Instagram webpage in a browser and log into your account if necessary.
2. Click your profile icon at the top right.
3. In the dropdown menu, click Settings.
Go to your profile icon to open the Settings page. Dave Johnson4. In the navigation menu on the left, click Privacy and Security.
5. In the Activity Status section, clear the check mark next to Show Activity Status.
Your activity status is found on the Privacy and Security page.
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(Pocket-lint) - Instagram offers a number of similarities to other social media and chat platforms, including Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.
Features are constantly added, including options like "Show Activity Status". If you use Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp - both owned by Facebook like Instagram - you'll know that they show when you're online and last active, or last seen in WhatsApp's case. Instagram does the same. However, although the "Show Activity Status" option is enabled by default inside of Instagram's settings menu, you can toggle it off like you can on WhatsApp - something you can't do in Messenger.
Here's how to hide your activity status on Instagram, as well as how to tell if someone is online.
Those of you who don't want people to see when you're online in real-time do have the option to turn off Instagram's Show Activity Status feature, though, if you do, you won't be able to see anyone else's activity.
Note: Just like in Facebook Messenger, there's no option to disable read receipts on Instagram. Direct messages (DMs) always show as "seen" once recipients have opened them.
Your followers can't see when you were most recently on Instagram.
Only people you follow or have previously had direct conversations (DMs) with will see how many minutes or hours ago you were online. This feature makes sense for Instagram users who rely on the service to chat with businesses or creative professionals and want to see whether they're online or even quickly respond.
There are a few ways to see when someone's online or active:
Note: Recent activity status will show as: Active 25m ago, Active yesterday, Seen, Typing, etc.
See our Instagram guides for more tips:
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Instagram makes your recent activities available in the action pane. This prevents you from using Instagram freely as anyone can see what you are doing. If you want to hide your Instagram activity from your followers or from a specific person, then yes, you can do that.
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You just need to take 8 random photos after you like the one you want to hide.
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