Telegram is a popular messaging app that allows you to easily communicate with contacts. One of Telegram’s features is the “last seen” status, which shows your contacts the last time you were actively online.
If you want more privacy, you can hide your last seen status so specific contacts can’t see when you were last online. Here’s how to do it.
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Why Hide Your Last Seen Status
There are a few reasons why you may want to hide your last seen status from certain contacts:
- Privacy – To prevent specific people from knowing when you’re online or your online habits and activity patterns.
- Avoid unwanted conversations – To avoid certain people messaging you even when you don’t feel like chatting.
- Appear offline – Making it seem like you’re offline even when you’re online to avoid interruptions.
Hiding your last seen can give you more control over your availability and privacy.
Who Can See Your Last Seen By Default
By default, all of your contacts on Telegram can see your last seen status. This allows anyone in your contacts list to see the last time you were actively online.
You have the option change this by tweaking your privacy settings.
How to Hide Last Seen from Contacts
Hiding your last seen from specific Telegram contacts is easy to do by changing your privacy settings:
Step 1: Open Telegram Privacy Settings
- Open the Telegram app on your device
- Tap on the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines)
- Select “Settings”
- Choose “Privacy and Security”
Step 2: Edit Last Seen Settings
- Tap on “Last Seen & Online”
- Select “Last Seen”
You’ll then see options allowing you to change who can see your last seen status:
- Everyone – All contacts can see your last seen
- My Contacts – Only your saved contacts can see last seen
- Nobody – You hide your last seen from all contacts
Step 3: Choose Who Can See Your Last Seen
Under the “Last Seen” section, tap on “My Contacts Except…”
This will allow you to hide your last seen from specific contacts while keeping it visible to all other contacts.
Step 4: Select Contacts to Hide From
You’ll then see your contacts list. Tap to choose each contact you want to hide your last seen status from.
Selected contacts will be marked with a tick icon. When done, tap “OK” to save changes.
You’ve now successfully hidden your last seen status from those specific contacts! They will no longer be able to see when you were last online.
Additional Tips
- You can change your last seen privacy settings at any time.
- Hiding last seen only prevents chosen contacts from seeing when you were last online. It doesn’t block them.
- Consider also disabling read receipts for your messages.
- If you only want to appear offline, use Telegram’s in-app option to manually go invisible rather than hiding last seen.
Conclusion
Hiding your last seen status is an easy way to gain more control over your privacy on Telegram. By following the steps outlined here, you can easily prevent chosen contacts from being able to see when you were last actively online.
