When chatting with someone on WhatsApp, there are times when you just want to check your messages, but don't want the other person to know you're online. If you'd prefer to keep your online activity private, WhatsApp has a useful privacy setting for that.
How to stop appearing online?
To do this, first open WhatsApp and go to Settings. Then tap on the Privacy option. Here you will see settings called Last Seen and Online.
Now, choose your preferred option under "Who can see my last seen." If you prefer more privacy, select "Nobody." Then, under "Who can see when I'm online," select "Same as last seen."
Now the people from whom you have hidden your Last Seen will not be able to see your Online Status on the same basis.
One important thing:
changing your WhatsApp privacy settings may affect some other features. For example, if you hide your Last Seen and Online Status from others, you won't be able to see other people's Last Seen or Online Status under certain circumstances.
If your goal is simply to keep people from tracking your online presence, changing the Last Seen and Online settings is the most straightforward option. Read Receipts can also be controlled separately, but it's not a setting that hides your online status.
This way, you can control your online visibility to a large extent using WhatsApp's own privacy settings without the need for any third-party apps. WhatsApp can still be used as normal even after changing the settings.
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