WhatsApp launched on Wednesday night (2), option to hide “Online” status within the app for all users. Available for Android, iOS and Web with privacy tool allows you to hide the presence in the app for selected people or everyone else.
Meet the online presence ??
Is rolling out now a feature we know you’ll love?
Decide who sees your online status ??
Now you can chat with specific people without all the people you know are there ??
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The tool started rolling out to some users out of beta in early October. Now with mass distribution, any WhatsApp user will be able to hide when available in the app.
How to hide WhatsApp status online
To hide the online status of WhatsApp on both smartphones and the web version, the user needs to access the “Settings” of the application. Then just do the following path:
1. Select “Privacy”;
2. Then select “Last seen & online”;
3. Select the option to stay in touch or let no one notice your online presence.
It is worth noting that online status is linked to “last seen”. Therefore, when choosing between “Everyone”, “My Contacts”, “My contacts except…” (to select specific people who will see your presence) and “Nobody”, the status may be the same as used in the previous option. – or for anyone who speaks to you.
To hide your online status from everyone, select “Nobody” under “last seen” and select “‘Even if last seen'” in the next option.
According to the company, by hiding the online status, the user will also not be able to see the same status as other people. The same goes for options like last seen or read receipts in the app. When choosing the option to hide the status, people in chat will still see when you type.
Source: Tec Mundo