By default, Telegram shows your Last seen and Online status to everyone. If you are a lover of privacy this does not sound so good.
The good news is that you can easily hide your last seen on Telegram and take charge of your privacy!
You will learn how to hide your last seen on Telegram for Android, iPhone, Windows, and other operating systems since the procedure is similar.
Letās get started!
What happens When You Hide Your Last Seen and Online Status on Telegram?
When you hide your last seen on Telegram, other users will not be able to view your online status or the exact time when you were last seen online.
They will only be able to view timestamps such as;
- Recently– last seen in the last 1 second or the last 2-3 days
- Within a Week– last seen between last 3-7 days
- Within a Month– last seen in 7 days to a month
- A Long time ago– last seen more than a month ago
You can decide to show your last seen and online status to only your contacts, nobody, or specific persons, or even hide it only from specific persons.
Note: You will not be able to view the last seen of other users with whom you have not shared your last seen.
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How To Hide Your Last Seen on Telegram For Android
- Tap the Menu button / three-horizontal lines button at the right top.
- Tap Settings
- Tap Privacy and Security
- Tap the option of Last Seen & Online
- From the options, you can either choose to show your last seen to your Contacts or Nobody. When you choose Nobody, no one will be able to view your last seen status.
- After choosing, tap the checkmark in the top right corner. A prompt will show up. Tap Ok
How To Hide Your Last Seen on Telegram For iPhone
- Tap the Gear icon at the bottom right corner to Settings
- Tap Privacy and Security
- Tap the option of Last Seen & Online
- From the options, you can either choose to show your last seen to your Contacts or Nobody. When you choose Nobody, no one will be able to view your last seen status.
- After choosing, tap the checkmark in the top right corner to confirm.
How To Hide Your Last Seen on Telegram For Desktop
- Click the Menu button / three horizontal lines button in the top left corner.
- Select Settings
- Select Privacy and Security
- Select the option of Last Seen & Online
- Select any one of the options of your choice to hide from your Contacts or Nobody. Then hit save
Congrats! All done now.
Note: Seeing last seen recently, within a week, a month, or a long time ago timestamps on oneās status do not mean the person blocked you. It is because either you or that person hid their last seen and online status or
Now that you know how to hide your online status, Let’s look at how you can take full advantage of modifying this feature by excluding it from applying to some people.
How To Hide Your Last Seen on Telegram From Specific People
As I noted earlier, with the Telegram last seen feature, you can further control who can or who cannot be able to view your online status.
You can choose to hide your online status or last seen only for specific people.
To achieve this;
- Tap the Menu button
- Head to Settings > Privacy and Security
- Tap the option of Last Seen & Online
- In case your last seen can be viewed by Everybody or Contacts, head down to exclude some contacts that you never want to share your online status with.
- Tap the option of Never Share With to add users you wish to exclude from seeing your last seen status. From the list, choose the contacts and tap on the checkmark in the bottom right corner to confirm.
Thatās it! The added users will not be able to see your last seen or online status.
In case you want to change anything, you can always get back to the exception list to add or remove contacts from the list.
How To Show Your Last Seen on Telegram To Specific People
Even after hiding your last seen from other users, you can exclude this from applying to some people.
To achieve this;
- Tap the Menu button
- Head to Settings > Privacy and Security
- Tap the option of Last Seen & Online
- In case your last seen time can be seen by Nobody, head down to the section of exceptions to allow specific contacts.
- Tap the option of Always Share With to add users you wish to allow seeing your last seen status. From the list, choose the contacts and tap on the checkmark in the bottom right corner to confirm.
Similarly, if you want to change anything, you can always get back to the exception list to add or remove contacts from the list.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can you make your status last seen recently on Telegram?
To make your last seen status ālast seen recentlyā on Telegram, Tap the Menu icon. Head to Settings > Privacy and Security > Last Seen & Online. Choose who you prefer to see your last seen or online status. You choose your Contacts or Nobody. This will make those you have hidden your last seen status from; seeing only a time stamp such as last seen recently, within a week, month, or last seen a long time ago.
What does last seen recently mean on telegram?
Last seen recently on Telegram means a user was last seen online from a time range of anywhere between the last 1 second or the last 2-3 days.
How do I hide my online status on Telegram?
To hide your online status on Telegram, tap the Menu icon. Head to Settings > Privacy and Security > Last seen & Online. Choose the option of Nobody to hide your online status from everyone.
What does it mean when Telegram states last seen within a week?
When Telegram states that oneās account was last seen within a week, it means that the user was last seen online within a time range of anywhere between the last 3-7 days.
How to change your Last seen on Telegram?
To change your last seen on Telegram, tap the Menu icon. Tap Settings > Privacy and Security > Last seen & Online. Choose who you prefer to see your last seen or online status. You can choose to show your last seen to Everybody, your Contacts or Nobody.
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Conclusion
Privacy is vital, and if you do not want everyone seeing your online status on Telegram and activity hiding last seen is a great feature.
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