How to hide your last seen and online status on WhatsApp Web

This tutorial will show you step by step how to hide your last seen and online status on WhatsApp Web (web.whatsapp.com).

The steps on this page work in all web browsers, such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Opera, Brave, and all other web browsers.

Steps

1. Open your web browser (e.g., Google Chrome).

2. Visit https://web.whatsapp.com.

3. Make sure you're logged in.

4. Click on the menu icon.

5. Click on Settings.

Open settings on WhatsApp Web

6. Click on Privacy.

Open privacy settings on WhatsApp Web

7. Click on Last seen and online.

Open last seen and online settings on WhatsApp Web

8. Under “Who can see my last seen”, you select Nobody.

Hide last seen status on WhatsApp Web

9. Under “Who can see when I'm online”, you select Same as last seen.

Hide online status on WhatsApp Web

Your “last seen” and “online” status are now hidden.

10. You can now close the settings.


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References:

https://faq.whatsapp.com/3307102709559968/