In today’s world where privacy and personal space are highly valued, it is not uncommon for people to want to go invisible online. WhatsApp, a messaging app used by millions of people, has a feature that allows users to turn off their online status. When this feature is enabled, users can chat without being visible to their contacts, including those not saved in their phone book. In this article, we will be discussing how to make WhatsApp not seen online by contacts.
Firstly, it is important to note that before you can make your WhatsApp invisible online, you need to have the app installed on your smartphone. Once you have the app installed, follow these simple steps to turn off your online status:
1. Open the WhatsApp application on your smartphone.
2. Click on ‘Settings’ or ‘Arrangement.’
3. Select ‘Accounts’ and then ‘Privacy.’
4. In the ‘Privacy’ menu, you can change the default application settings as per your preferences.
5. To make WhatsApp not seen online, change the privacy menu’s ‘last seen’ option to ‘My Contacts’ or ‘Nobody.’
By changing your ‘last seen’ status to ‘My Contacts,’ your last online time can only be seen by your saved contacts or friends. For those whose numbers are not stored on your phone, they will not be able to see information about when you were last online on WhatsApp. On the other hand, if you select ‘Nobody,’ no one, including saved and unknown contacts, will be able to know when you were last online or were online.
It is important to note that these steps will only have a temporary effect. If you open WhatsApp and chat with other people, your status will still appear as ‘Online.’ However, there is an additional trick to make your WhatsApp status remain not visible online.
To make your WhatsApp status truly invisible, you can delete your profile photo. By doing so, people will believe that you are not actively using WhatsApp or are too busy to bother for a while.
Alternatively, you can reply to WhatsApp on your mobile Homescreen. By doing this, you can view and reply to WhatsApp messages without appearing online. When you reply to a chat via the homescreen, your WhatsApp status will not appear online at all.
In conclusion, if you want to turn off your online status on WhatsApp, you can either change your privacy settings, delete your profile picture, or reply to messages on your mobile Homescreen. By doing so, you can chat on WhatsApp without being visible to your contacts.