![]() The person is hiding their active status.The second thing you need to know is when Facebook stops showing this “last active” message. In the case that they are hiding their active status, you will only see the name of the user… but this is not always the case. In both of these cases, the user is NOT hiding their active status and it is set to on. If it shows “Active X h ago” or “Active X min ago”, that means the person was online that many hours or minutes ago. Next to their name, if it shows a green dot and/or “Active Now” that means the person is currently online. The way to tell if someone is hiding their active status is by first looking at their profile in a chat window on Facebook or Messenger, or by opening a conversation window with them. There is no simple way of telling if someone is hiding their active status, but with some detective work, it is possible. How can you tell if someone is hiding their active status on Facebook? You can however then turn your active status back off and friends will no longer be able to see that you’re online or when you were last active. If you want to see who in your contact list is online, you will need to turn your active status back on, but this will also show that you are online. No, once you turn your own active status to offline, you can no longer see who is online. Can I appear offline on Facebook but still see who is online? You can then follow the steps above to appear offline. Where it says “Show when you’re active”, toggle the button to the off position (it should be gray).Īlternatively, you can access Messenger directly through the Facebook app, by clicking on the messenger icon in the top right corner.Scroll down to the “Profile” section and select “Active Status”.In the top left corner, click on your profile picture.Open the Messenger app and log into your account.If you’re using the messenger app on a mobile device, this is how to turn off your active status: Beneath that, you should then see the message “Active Status: Off”.Where it says “Show Active Status”, toggle the button to the off position (it should be gray).In the menu on the left, select “Active Status”.In the bottom left corner, click on your profile picture.Open Messenger and log into your account.This is how to appear offline on Facebook Messenger from the desktop app: If you’re looking to use the Messenger app, on either a desktop device or the mobile Messenger app, then you can also toggle your Active Status to offline if you so wish. How to appear offline on Facebook Messenger ![]() The mobile app doesn’t have the ability to single out individual users, to do so, you will need to use a desktop device or log onto Facebook from a mobile browser and enable the “request desktop site” option. Next to the field “Show when you’re active” toggle the switch to the off position (it should be gray).Scroll down to the “Audience and Visibility” section and select “Active Status”.Select the gear/settings icon in the top right corner.In the top right corner click the Hamburger menu (three stacked lines or dots) to open the menu. ![]() Open the Facebook app and log into your account. ![]() This is how to appear offline on the Facebook app: If you’re using the Facebook app on your smartphone, turning your active status off is just a matter of 6 steps. How to appear offline on the Facebook App You can also select the other two options, to either only appear online for certain users that you are fine with seeing that you are online (Turn off active status for all contacts except…) or you can appear offline only for certain users using the 3rd option.
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