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If you want to log into Facebook without your friends knowing you're online, you can easily turn off your "active status" so you appear offline. There are three different places where you can control your active status: on Facebook in a web browser, in the Facebook mobile app, and in the Facebook Messenger mobile app. How to turn off active status on Facebook in a web browserTo turn off active status and appear offline on Facebook: 1. Open Facebook in a browser and log in, if you're not already. 2. Click the circular Messenger icon in the top-right corner. 3. Click the three-dot icon at the top of the Messenger drop down. 4. Click Turn off Active Status in the drop-down menu. 5. A pop-up will appear asking if you want to Turn off Active Status for all contacts, Turn off Active Status for all contacts except, or Turn off Active Status for only some contacts. When you click the latter two options, a box will appear where you can enter the names of specific people. 6. Click OK when you're done. Note: You can also do this by clicking the Messenger icon in the top-right corner and clicking See all in Messenger at the bottom of the drop-down menu. Then, on the full-screen Messenger page, click the three-dot icon in the top-left corner, choose Preferences, click Turn off Active Status in the pop-up, and choose your active status. How to turn off active status in the Facebook mobile app1. Open the Facebook app on your phone. 2. Tap the three horizontal lines (called the "hamburger menu") in the top-right corner on Android or the bottom-right corner on iPhone. 3. Tap Settings & Privacy, and then tap Settings. 4. Tap Active Status under the Privacy section. 5. Turn off Show when you're active by moving the slider to the left and then confirm by tapping Turn Off in the pop-up. How to turn off active status in the Facebook Messenger mobile app1. Open the Facebook Messenger app on your phone. 2. Tap your profile's avatar at the top-left of the screen. 3. Tap Active Status. 4. Turn off Show when you're active by moving the slider to the left and then confirm by tapping Turn Off in the pop-up. Dave Johnson Freelance Writer Dave Johnson is a technology journalist who writes about consumer tech and how the industry is transforming the speculative world of science fiction into modern-day real life. Dave grew up in New Jersey before entering the Air Force to operate satellites, teach space operations, and do space launch planning. He then spent eight years as a content lead on the Windows team at Microsoft. As a photographer, Dave has photographed wolves in their natural environment; he's also a scuba instructor and co-host of several podcasts. Dave is the author of more than two dozen books and has contributed to many sites and publications including CNET, Forbes, PC World, How To Geek, and Insider. Can you turn off active status for one person?4. Click Turn off Active Status in the drop-down menu. 5. A pop-up will appear asking if you want to Turn off Active Status for all contacts, Turn off Active Status for all contacts except, or Turn off Active Status for only some contacts.
How do you remove someone from showing active on Messenger?Click on the Settings or Cog icon at the bottom of your Messenger chat box as shown below. 2. Click on "Turn Off Active Status" option. 3.
How do I stop someone from seeing Im active on Facebook?Updated mobile browser experience. Tap in the top right of Facebook.. Tap Settings.. Tap Active Status.. Tap next to Show when you're active.. Tap Turn off to confirm if prompted.. |
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