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Do you want to see if your friends have been on Facebook recently? Or, do you want to stop other Facebook users from knowing when you were last active on Facebook? Show Facebook makes it pretty easy to manage your activity status and view other users activity. This tutorial will show you how to tell when someone was last active on Facebook and then show you how to prevent others from determining when you were last active on Facebook. How to View When Someone Was Last Active on FacebookYou and your friends last active status will appear in various areas of Facebook. Whether youre using an application or youre using a web browser, you can navigate to Messenger to find out when another user was last active. To find the online status of another user on an iPhone or Android you can:
If youre not using Facebook Messenger, you can see whos currently online with the Facebook app:
The same goes for the web browser. From the Facebook website, navigate to the same place and your friends who are online will have the green dot. Unfortunately, this only shows whos online right now, not the last active status. You can also see the activity status of friends by following these steps:
Who Can See My Activity Status?Unless youve turned your activity status off, which well discuss in a moment, anyone who is your friend on Facebook can see this status. If youve blocked someone, blocked someones messages in Messenger, or you arent friends with another person, they wont be able to see your activity status even if its turned on. Hiding Your Status on FacebookTo help protect your Facebook privacy, there is absolutely nothing wrong with hiding your last active status. In fact, it can be quite liberating if you have friends who always think when youre online you should be at their beck and call. From the Facebook app:
From the Facebook Messenger app:
If you prefer to use Messenger Lite as I do, the process is similar:
You can do this from your desktop by following these steps:
If you use all three of these apps, you will have to adjust your settings on each app individually. Hide Facebook Status with AdBlock PlusIf you use a browser for most of your Facebook activity, there are a bunch of extensions you can use that can hide your online status. You can also use Adblock Plus (ABP) to block it.
The downside of turning off status on Facebook is that you wont be able to see other peoples status either. Final ThoughtsBy following the steps outlined above, you can easily view other peoples activity status and manage your own activity settings. Do you have any other useful Facebook tips? Share them with us below! |