How to hide last seen on WhatsApp android, iPhone & Blackberry

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There are plenty of things to like about WhatsApp, but the problem comes when some of the features are against your privacy. It’s annoying to read a message from someone you never wanted to reply to but you have to since the person has seen your blue ticks. And at times you have to hide last seen on WhatsApp android, iPhone & Blackberry to cover up the times you are online and perhaps doing some other important things at the moment.

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Did you know that the last seen feature isn’t quite comfortable for a few people? Personally, I haven’t found it as uncomfortable or problematic but if you think you don’t want your friends to know when you were online on WhatsApp, there’s a simple toggle you can use to turn the thing off. This article is going to show you how to hide last seen on Whatsapp.

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So what exactly is hide Last Seen in WhatsApp?

The Last Seen in WhatsApp which tells whether the user is Online or was Last Seen at a particular date and time can now be hidden from all users or from all unknown users. This option to hide the last seen time by the instant messaging service provider has been categorized in three types so you can show information to:

Under Privacy – Last Seen:

Everyone
When the information will be visible to all WhatsApp users.

My contacts
When the information will only be visible to users added in your WhatsApp contact list.

Nobody
When the information cannot be seen by any WhatsApp user and neither can you see their Last Seen information? Unfortunately when you are Online then the information will be visible to all.

First, decide what you want to set the option to, then use the following steps to change the setting for android users

Hide last seen WhatsApp for Android

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Step 1:

First, launch WhatsApp and then click on Menu in it. Commonly it’s a 3-dots symbol on the top right corner and those who have a menu button in the three captive buttons at the bottom can access it from there (usually bottom left-most or right-most touch captive button).

Under the Menu user will find Settings.

Step 2:

Tap on Settings and find the Account option and select Privacy.

Step 3:

Under the Privacy, users can see the Last Seen option under Who Can See My Personal Info. Just tap on it and select whom do you want to show the information – Everyone (info will be visible to all), My contacts (Will not be visible to people other than WhatsApp contacts), and Nobody (No one can see the info and neither can you see their Last Seen info)

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How to turn off last seen on whatsapp iphone & Blackberry.

Whatsapp is by far the most used and cool mobile messaging platform as of 2018 with over 1.3 billion unique users monthly. Today we going to discuss how to turn off the last seen on WhatsApp iPhone & Blackberry. Interestingly, WhatsApp has hidden this feature (not deep underneath but still, somewhat deep) inside Settings.

How to hide WhatsApp “Last Seen ” on iPhone step by step.

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Step one:

First, launch Whatsapp and then tap on Settings in it, located at the bottom right corner.

Step Two:

Now in Settings find an option that says Account.

Step three:

Tap on Account and then tap on Privacy in it.

Step 4:

Now finally tap on Last seen to change it from Everyone (info will be visible to all) to My contacts (Will not be visible to people other than WhatsApp contacts) or Nobody (No one can see the info and neither can you see their Last Seen info).

Hide last seen WhatsApp for BlackBerry 7 OS

Step one:

Launch Whatsapp and go to Settings, shown with a gear wheel symbol in top band second before New Chat (shown as a pencil symbol). Now in Settings find Privacy Settings below System Profiles.

Step 2:

The first option in Privacy Settings will be Last Seen under Visibility.

Step 3:

Now with drop-down in Last Seen can be changed from Everyone (info will be visible to all) to My contacts (Will not be visible to people other than WhatsApp contacts) or Nobody (No one can see the info and neither can you see their Last Seen info).

Hide last seen WhatsApp for BlackBerry 10

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Step 1

First, launch Whatsapp and then slide down from the top of the glass to reveal a gear wheel-shaped Settings button.

Step 2:

Tap on Settings and find the Privacy Settings option.

Step 3:

Tap on the Privacy Settings, and you can see the Last Seen option. Just tap on it and select whom do you want to show the information – Everyone (info will be visible to all), My contacts (Will not be visible to people other than WhatsApp contacts), and Nobody (No one can see the info and neither can you see their Last Seen info).

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