{"id":301,"date":"2020-01-20T11:10:56","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T11:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/?p=301"},"modified":"2020-01-19T11:25:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T11:25:22","slug":"how-to-appear-offline-on-facebook-app-and-messenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/how-to-appear-offline-on-facebook-app-and-messenger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to appear offline on Facebook app and Messenger?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articletext\" class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\n<h2 id=\"how-to-show-offline-on-facebook-messenger-app\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/mobileapp-facebook-appear-offline-facebook-app#how-to-show-offline-on-facebook-messenger-app\">How to show offline on Facebook Messenger app?<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>In order to show offline on <a class=\" external noclass\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/fiverr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> Messenger app and hide your online status from all your contacts, you will have to toggle off the <a class=\" external noclass\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/fiverr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> app setting &#8220;show when you&#8217;re active&#8221; option and also the Messenger app setting &#8220;show when you&#8217;re active&#8221; option on all your connected devices and applications, including <a class=\" external noclass\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/fiverr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> <a class=\" external noclass\" title=\"business page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/fiverr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">business page<\/a> and other connections to the <a class=\" external noclass\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/fiverr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> systems.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-125\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span>Think about turning off this option on your mobile phone, your computer, your tablet, and your smartwatch for example, or to turn off the devices that you are not using.<\/p>\n<p>If any of your device has one of the <a class=\" external noclass\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/fiverr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> app not configured to hide your online status, then all your contacts will still be able to see your status.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\" external \" title=\"How You Can Appear Offline on Facebook and Messenger\" href=\"https:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/offline-invisible-mode-facebook-chat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How You Can Appear Offline on Facebook and Messenger<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"haveyouread\" class=\"box_validation\">\n<h3 id=\"hyread\">Have you read?<\/h3>\n<ul id=\"hyreadlist\">\n<li><a title=\"Can't share Instagram story to Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/mobileapp-facebook-cantshareinstagramstoryfacebook\">Can&#8217;t share Instagram story to Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How to share Instagram story to Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/mobileapp-facebook-shareinstagramstoryfacebook\">How to share Instagram story to Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"1-how-to-hide-last-seen-on-messenger-app\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/mobileapp-facebook-appear-offline-facebook-app#1-how-to-hide-last-seen-on-messenger-app\">1- How to hide last seen on Messenger app<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Start on your main device by opening the Messenger application, and going in the settings by tapping on your thumb icon in the application main screen.<\/p>\n<p>This will open the settings section of the app, from where you can scroll down until you&#8217;ll find the active status menu.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/images\/medium\/mobileapp\/appear-offline-facebook-app\/appear-offline-facebook-app1.jpg?resize=400%2C844&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to appear offline on Facebook app and Messenger? : Open Messenger settings by tapping on your thumb icon\" width=\"400\" height=\"844\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Open Messenger settings by tapping on your thumb icon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the active status menu, toggle off the &#8220;show when you&#8217;re active&#8221; option. A popup will ask you to confirm, and remind you that all other devices must be configured the same way in order for you to hide last seen on Messenger app.<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-106\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At the same time, you will not be able anymore to see when your contacts are active or were recently active.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/images\/medium\/mobileapp\/appear-offline-facebook-app\/appear-offline-facebook-app2.jpg?resize=400%2C844&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to appear offline on Facebook app and Messenger? : In active status menu, turn off show when you're active option\" width=\"400\" height=\"844\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In active status menu, turn off show when you&#8217;re active option<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"2-settings-how-to-appear-offline-on-facebook-app\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/mobileapp-facebook-appear-offline-facebook-app#2-settings-how-to-appear-offline-on-facebook-app\">2- Settings how to appear offline on Facebook app<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Now, you will have to do the same on the <a class=\" external noclass\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/fiverr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> app to appear offline on <a class=\" external noclass\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/fiverr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and Messenger.<\/p>\n<p>Open the <a class=\" external noclass\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/fiverr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> application, and go to the settings by tapping on the three lines icon in the top right corner of the <a class=\" external noclass\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/fiverr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> app.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/images\/medium\/mobileapp\/appear-offline-facebook-app\/appear-offline-facebook-app3.jpg?resize=400%2C844&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to appear offline on Facebook app and Messenger? : Open Facebook app settings with three lines menu\" width=\"400\" height=\"844\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Open Facebook app settings with three lines menu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Scroll down in the <a class=\" external noclass\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/fiverr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> app settings until you see the active status menu, or search for it using the corresponding search settings bar on top.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/images\/medium\/mobileapp\/appear-offline-facebook-app\/appear-offline-facebook-app4.jpg?resize=400%2C844&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to appear offline on Facebook app and Messenger? : Navigate down to active status option\" width=\"400\" height=\"844\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Navigate down to active status option<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the active status menu, toggle off the &#8220;show when you&#8217;re active&#8221; option by tapping on the icon.<\/p>\n<p>A popup will request for confirmation of the operation, as if you do it on all your connected devices, you will appear offline on <a class=\" external noclass\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/fiverr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> app and on Messenger app and won&#8217;t be able to see your contacts active status anymore as well.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/images\/medium\/mobileapp\/appear-offline-facebook-app\/appear-offline-facebook-app5.jpg?resize=400%2C844&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to appear offline on Facebook app and Messenger? : Turn off the show when you're active option\" width=\"400\" height=\"844\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turn off the show when you&#8217;re active option<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"3-waiting-for-status-to-appear-offline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/mobileapp-facebook-appear-offline-facebook-app#3-waiting-for-status-to-appear-offline\">3- Waiting for status to appear offline<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>If you have done the operation to appear offline on <a class=\" external noclass\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/fiverr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> app and to hide last seen on Messenger app, and have done it on all your connected devices, wait a while to see the change.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/images\/medium\/mobileapp\/appear-offline-facebook-app\/appear-offline-facebook-app6.jpg?resize=400%2C866&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to appear offline on Facebook app and Messenger? : Online status showing on Facebook Messenger app\" width=\"400\" height=\"866\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Online status showing on Facebook Messenger app<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>It might take a few minutes for your contacts to not be able to see your online status anymore, and to finally appear offline on <a class=\" external noclass\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/fiverr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> app and hide last seen on Messenger app to all your contacts.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\" external \" title=\"How To Appear Offline on Facebook Messenger\" href=\"https:\/\/ccm.net\/faq\/41262-how-to-appear-offline-on-facebook-messenger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How To Appear Offline on Facebook Messenger<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/images\/medium\/mobileapp\/appear-offline-facebook-app\/appear-offline-facebook-app0.jpg?resize=400%2C866&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to appear offline on Facebook app and Messenger? 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