How to Hide Active Status From All Someone on Facebook Messenger

Get here how to hide online status on Facebook messenger on your iPhone or Android smartphone. ideal guide with screenshot.

Want to appear offline in Messenger? for someone or all friends? Learn how to hide your active status on Facebook Messenger iPhone and Android, Desktop! It’s an easy way to avoid friends and family during personal time.

Stay hidden from anyone you don’t want to talk to on the platform. Follow our tutorial to stay offline whenever you log in to Facebook.

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How to stop someone seeing you online on Facebook Messenger

1. Open the FB Messenger app on your device.
2. Tap on the Three Horizontal button beside the top-left Search bar.
3. Click on the Settings icon located at the top-right of the screen.

Open messenger app tap three icon click settings on iPhone
  1. Please tap on the Active Status setting.
  2. Now you can see a green toggle next to the show when you’re active, in addition, Turn to the left side to turn it off.
  3. You’ll get a popup – Turn off Active Status? You won’t be able to see when your friends and connections are active, recently active or in a chat with you. For confirmation, so tap on Turn Off.
Select active status turn on Show when you're active click on turn off in iPhone
  1. Tap on < icon to go back (Appear top-left corner).
  2. Lastly, click on Done on the upper-right side on the screen to save the changes.
Turn on show when you're active tap < back click done button on iPhone

That’s cool!

How to Turn off active status on Facebook Messenger Desktop

if you are logged-in to Facebook on your PC desktop browser and want to stay offline during your Facebook session. Let’s follow the steps below to turn off active status on Facebook PC.

Step 1: Log in to your messenger account on any web browser on your Desktop. Login with your username and password.

Open safari messenger.com enter gmail or password click log in on mac

Step 2: Click on your Profile at the bottom left corner.

Open safari to messenger.com profile icon on mac

Step 3. Select Preferences.

Select preferences in messenger.com on mac

Step 4: Click on the Active Status Option in the pop-up window.

Select active status in messenger.com on mac

The first option is for Active Status to turn on and off for all.

Step 5. Another two options are to Turn on and Turn off the activate status for selected contacts. Click on the Edit button and Search for people in your Facebook account.

Turn on active status in messenger.com on mac

Step 6. Select People > Save. That’s it.

Turn off active status chose save button in messenger.com on mac

If you want to reset the settings and set it up again, then tap on the Reset button and Setup again.

So you will get a message Successfully updated Active Status. You can use Facebook, but your contacts can’t see you online on their device.

What happens when you turn off Active Status on Messenger?

Nowadays, Facebook is highly customizable, though controlling the Active Status of the profile is nothing new. It’s a very old feature that is used by tones of people to stay hidden from their friends, and the people with whom they don’t want to engage.

Active Status on Messenger can be turned on and off anytime, without hassle. When the Active Status is disabled, your profile will appear inactive even though you’re chatting on Messenger or exploring Facebook. Besides, there’s an option available that lets you appear offline for specific people you choose.  

How can you tell if someone has turned off their status on Messenger?

There is no straight way to tell if someone has turned off their status on Facebook Messenger. Nevertheless, the Active Status isn’t affected by the read and unread functionality of the messenger. If you want to verify whether the person is online, then drop a message and look for the symbol that appears when someone reads the messages. 

Can you hide your active status on Messenger from one person?

Yes, it is possible to hide the active status of a particular person on Facebook Messenger, but the steps remain the same to do so. Follow the steps given in this tutorial for desktop (the mobile app doesn’t allow this option) to hide your active status on Messenger from one person.

How do you appear offline on Messenger but still see who’s online?

As I mentioned earlier, the active status doesn’t affect the messages read and unread status. Sending the message is the only way left to check who’s online even after your active status is disabled. If you want to go offline, then refer the above section and turn off active status for your Facebook Messenger profile.

How do I turn off last active on Messenger?

The below procedure to turn off the last active Messenger on iPhone and Android devices stays the same. Regardless of the device, you can follow these steps to hide the last active on Messenger.

1. Launch the Messenger App on your device.
2. Hit your Three Horizontal lines at the upper-left corner.
3. Tap on the Settings icon.

Open messenger app tap three icon click settings on iPhone

4. Select Active Status.
5. From there, turn off “show when you are active together”.

Click active status turn off show when you're active together on iPhone

Can you tell who someone is talking to on Messenger?

Spying on another Messenger profile and finding out who someone is talking to on Messenger is not allowed and there is no such feature available right now. However, there are few third-party software like NexSpy, TruthSpy, SpyStealth, etc. are available for the same purpose. You can use any of the services to find out who someone is talking to on Messenger.

How do I turn off the timestamp on Facebook Messenger?

Timestamp is nothing but the last active status on the Facebook Messenger. And we’ve already mentioned detailed steps regarding how to turn off the timestamp on Facebook Messenger if you don’t want to show active status to other.

Can you see someone else actively typing to another person in messenger?

Unfortunately, there is no feature or setting available in Messenger that lets you see someone else actively typing to another person in messenger. So if you’re searching for a way, then don’t waste your time.

Messenger active status off not working

Last Active in Messenger not working? There is nothing to worry about; it might be a minor software glitch, or you have mistakenly disabled the active status for your profile. In that case, verify the Messenger Active Status first and then it is already set to on, then update the Messenger app.

Follow the steps given in this tutorial.

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