WhatsApp is designed for talk to everyone, but we don’t always want to or can. For this reason, sometimes we hide information of our WhatsApp profile, such as the last connection or read notifications. However, there is another indicator that our contacts can see and sometimes we would prefer to hide: the connection status, also known as the ‘online’ indicator.
This one, unlike the previous ones, could not be hidden. If you enter the application and have an internet connection, you appeared online. It is the way of working that WhatsApp had. However, thanks to a recent update, the company now allows you to hide this parameter as well.
Doing so is very easy and will allow you gain some privacy. Especially late at night or at times of the day when you can’t attend to all your contacts. A) Yes, they will only see you online some people. Those that you personally select. Or none, if that’s what you want. The result, in any case, will be the same: that they do not send you messages at specific times or they get upset because you do not respond as quickly as they would like.
Steps to hide if you are online within WhatsApp
This new feature is in the WhatsApp August updates. both in whatsapp for android like in WhatsApp for iOS. All you have to do is update the app to the latest version, and if you still don’t see the feature, wait a few days. The company itself informs us that “these functions will be launched in the coming weeks”, so the landing will be progressive among users.
In any case, when your turn comes, you’ll find this option in the WhatsApp Privacy section. More specifically, within WhatsApp, in Settings > Account > Privacy. Once there, enter Last connection. When available, it will be called Last connection and online. In English, Last seen and online. Once inside, you can decide who sees your last connection and your WhatsApp online status.
Until now, in this section you could choose who saw your last connection. From now on it will remain the same. You may decide to see it everyone, only your contacts, nobody or only your contacts except those you select. But now you can also choose in that same panel who sees when you’re online or online. You can choose between the whole world or check the same option that you have configured for the last connection.
The difference between ‘online’ and ‘last connected’
According to those responsible for WhatsApp, “if a contact is online, it means that has WhatsApp open in the foreground on the device and have an Internet connection. However, that doesn’t mean the contact saw your message.” On the other hand, “information from last time connected Indicates the time the contact last used WhatsApp.
Remember that you can also hide your profile picture, your description and/or your statuses to all users or only to those who are not your trusted contacts. Each of these options can be configured independently from Settings > Account > Privacy. This way you will prevent unknown people from obtaining information from your profile without permission and/or without having an open conversation.