People use Facebook for various purposes. Like business, personal use, fake use, etc. So when they are online on facebook, they are showing active to their friends. But sometimes they don’t want to show active on the facebook app and using Facebook at the same time.
When your active status is on at your facebook id, your contacts and friends have seen that you are active on facebook. And if you don’t want to show your presence, then here we’ll show you how.
How To Turn Off Active Status On Facebook On Desktop?
If you want to turn off the active status on facebook on your Windows, Linux, or Mac by using the facebook website, the below method is helpful for you. Follow the steps below:
Step 1: Open Browser
To start, open any browser on your desktop and then open the Facebook official site.
Step 2: Access To Messenger
Now you see the Facebook news feed, then click on the messenger icon that is at the top right corner of the screen.
Step 3: For More Options
At the messenger screen box, click on the three horizontal dots.
Step 4: Chat Settings
When the chat settings menu opens, click on Turn Off Active Status.
Step 5: Active Status
In the Active Status, you see three options that are given below:
- Turn Off Active Status for All Contacts
When you click on this option, your active status is turned off from all the people means everyone.
- Turn Off the Active Status for All Contacts Except
When you choose this option, it means that your active status is turned off from all of the people except the ones who you want to show, these are the specific people.
- Turn Off Active Status for Only Some Contacts
When you choose this option, your active status is just turned off for a few people except for a few contacts.
How To Turn Off Active Status On Facebook Mobile App?
If you don’t want to show your online presence on the facebook mobile app, then follow the below method that helps you.
- First, open the Facebook app on your phone.
- Now click on the profile picture of Facebook that is at the top right corner of the screen.
- Then scroll down to the bottom and click on ‘Settings & Privacy”. When the drop-down opens, click on Settings.
- Here scroll to the screen, select ‘Audience & Visibility’ and tap on Active Status. Toggle the active switch off. A prompt appears, click on ‘Turn Off Active Status’.
Conclusion
To turn off the active status on facebook desktop or facebook mobile, then the above methods help you. Hope so you find this article helpful and if you are facing any issues then share them with us.
