How To Hide Your Online Status On WhatsApp

Do you want to prevent other users from seeing that you’re online on WhatsApp? Or do you want to show your online status to your contacts only? In any case, you can appear offline on WhatsApp. Follow our quick guide below, and we’ll teach you how to do so.

When you open and use WhatsApp on your device, other users can see your availability on the app. When people check your conversation with them, they’ll know when you’re online through the login status beside your name.

By showing your activity status on the app, other users will know when it’s a good time to send you a message or strike up a new conversation. However, we understand that there are times when you prefer to use the app or check your messages without anyone disturbing you.

To protect your privacy on the app, you can change your online status and hide it from other users. Here’s our guide below about appearing offline on WhatsApp.

How to appear offline on WhatsApp

If you want to protect your privacy while using WhatsApp, you can turn off your online status on the app. In this way, other users won’t be able to see when you’re currently using the app.

You can appear offline on WhatsApp whether you’re using the app on your phone or desktop. In our quick tutorials below, we’ll show you how to do it from both.

On your phone:

1. Launch WhatsApp from your home screen or app drawer and sign in to your account.
2. Tap More options (three dots icon) on the upper right corner and select “Settings” from the menu.
   
   
3. Head to your Account options and go to your Privacy Settings.
   
   
4. Open your “Last seen and online” settings.
   
   
5. Choose your preferred setting for your Last seen status and select the “Same as last seen” option under the “Who can see when I’m online” section.
   
   

If you don’t want anyone to see that you’re online, choose “Nobody” as your Last seen status and make sure that your online status follows that option. On the other hand, you can choose to allow your contacts to see that you’re online on the app.

On your computer:

1. Open the WhatsApp desktop app or visit their web client and link your account.
2. Click More options (three dots icon) on the chats list header and select “Settings” from the menu.
   
   
3. Go to your Privacy Settings.
   
   
4. Open your “Last seen and online” options.
   
   
5. Change your “Last seen” settings and select the “Same as last seen” option under the “Who can see when I’m online” section.
   
   

When you set your last seen and online status to “Nobody,” no user can check when you’re online on the app. However, this goes both ways since you can’t know when others are online as well.

To wrap things up

Now that you know how to change your online status on WhatsApp, you can now appear offline on the app. Always remember that turning off your online activity prevents you from seeing other people’s online statuses on the app.

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