Hide Your WhatsApp Online Status: Here's How

 (This page was last updated on September 15, 2022.)

WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, is introducing a new feature that allows users to control who may see when they are online. WaBetaInfo, an online portal that follows all forthcoming WhatsApp features, revealed the development.

According to the source, the hidden online status is now available for beta testing on Android and comes with a 2.22.20.9 version.

It is worth noting that it was initially revealed this year in August under the privacy settings and enabled last seen status to everyone to Nobody.

"Seeing when friends or family are online helps us feel connected, but we've all experienced instances when we wanted to check our WhatsApp quietly." We're adding the opportunity to choose who may and cannot view your online presence when you're online for those times when you want to keep your online presence private. This will be available to all users later this month, according to WhatsApp. However, if you're still seeking for ways to Hide your Online Status, you should try these.

Steps To Hide Online Status

Step 1: First, you need to go to the setting option on WhatsApp. Now, you have to click on the privacy tab and then click on the last seen option.

Step 2: After that, you have to choose the Nobody option amongst several options, including My Contacts, Everyone, and My Contacts except, and Nobody.

WhatsApp Specifications:

Apart from obscuring online status, the messaging app is aiming to give blocking screenshots of view once and silent withdrawal from groups. The concealing features were initially discovered for Apple users, subsequently for Android users.