Do you ever feel like you want to browse Facebook without anyone knowing you’re online? Facebook’s Active Status shows your friends when you’re currently active or last active on the platform. While this feature can be helpful for quick communication, sometimes you just want a bit more privacy. Luckily, you can turn it off. HEre’s how to turn off Active Status on Facebook across different devices.
Why Turn off Active Status?
Turning off Active Status has several benefits.
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- Increased Privacy: Prevent friends or coworkers from seeing when you’re online.
- Fewer Interruptions: Avoid real-time messages while browsing at your own pace.
- Focus: Stay focused on tasks or browsing without the distraction of instant chats.
The best part? You can still use Facebook and Messenger normally, even with your Active Status Turned off.
How to Turn off Active Status (mobile App)
If you’re using the Facebook app on your phone, here’s how to do it.
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- Open the Facebook App: Log into your account.
- Toegangsinstellingen: Druk op drie horizontale lijnen (menu) in the top-right (Android) or bottom-right (iPhone).
- Go to Settings & Privacy: Scroll naar beneden en tik op Settings & Privacy, selecteer vervolgens Settings.
- Find Active Status: Onder de Privacy section, tap Active Status.
- Toggle Off ‘Show When You’re Active’: Switch off this option to hide your online presence.
If you use the Messenger app, you’ll need to turn off Active Status there as well.
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- Open Messenger.
- Tik op uw profielfoto in the top-left corner.
- Selecteer Active Status and toggle it off.
How to Turn off Active Status (desktop)
For desktop users, the process is just as easy.
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- Log Into Facebook: Open www.facebook.com and sign in.
- Access Messenger: Klik op de Messenger icon (speech bubble) in the top-right corner of the screen.
- Open instellingen: In the chat window, click the drie puntjes (menu) at the top and select Preferences.
- Disable Active Status: Klik Turn Off Active Status and choose whether to hide it from everyone or specific people.
Customizing Active Status
If you don’t want to turn off Active Status for everyone, Facebook allows you to customize who can see your status.
Hide From Specific People
Select certain individuals who won’t see your Active Status while others can.
Show Only to Certain People
Limit visibility to a specific group of trusted friends.
This feature is perfect for balancing privacy and availability.
Considerations
There are a few things you should think about when turning off your Active Status.
- When you turn off Active Status, you won’t see others’ Active Status either.
- You’ll still receive messages and notifications as usual.
- If you log out and back in, you may need to disable Active Status again.
Afsluitende gedachten
Turning off Active Status on Facebook is a simple way to maintain your privacy while using the platform. Whether you want to browse without interruptions or keep your activity low-key, these steps make it easy to go ‘invisible’ when you need to.
