How To Hide Your Online Status On WhatsApp

1. 1. Open WhatsApp.
   2. Click the three dots in the right-hand corner.
   3. Select ‘Privacy’
   4. Under ‘Who can see my last seen status’ select from one of the options depending on who you want to be able to see. To be completely invisible tap ‘nobody’
   5. Now for ‘ Who can see when I’m online’ select ‘Same as last seen’

Replying from notifications means that you haven’t actually opened the app so you won’t appear online to other users. For this method to work you must receive a message notification from the person you wish to reply to.

1. 1. From the notification panel drag down the message notification you wish to reply to.
   2. Press the reply button and enter the message you wish to send
   3. Click send.

Turning airplane mode on then entering the app and sending a message then exiting and turning it back off will prevent your online status from being displayed. In order to do this complete the following steps.

1. 1. On Android or iOS pull down the notification panel
   2. Enable airplane mode, this will disable all network connections
   3. Launch WhatsApp and send the message.
   4. Exit WhatsApp
   5. Turn off airplane mode
   6. The message will now be sent without you appearing online

If you just want a particular person to not see your WhatsApp online status then blocking them will prevent them from doing so.

1. 1. Open WhatsApp
   2. Select the chat of the person you wish to block or search for them.
   3. Click on the person’s name at the top of the chat
   4. Select ‘Block’.

For more ways on how to block someone on WhatsApp check out our handy guide. Although they won’t receive a notification there are ways in which someone can tell if they are blocked on WhatsApp

Using a third-party app will prevent your online status from being displayed, these are two of the most popular for iOS and Android.

1. 1. For iPhone users downloading WhatsApp++ will allow you to hide your online status.
   2. For Android users using GBWhatsApp can be a workaround for hiding your status too.

Do note that using a third-party app can be a security risk as they are not official WhatsApp products and in some cases use can cause your account to be banned.

There is no official way to disable your online status on the web browser version of WhatsApp however with this trick you can.

Installing a plugin on Google Chrome such as WAIncognito can circumvent this.

1. 1. Open the Google Chrome Web Store
   2. Search and install ‘WAIncognito’
   3. In the Extensions tab select WAIncognito and enable the check box that says ‘Don’t send last seen updates’