Hello Friends! How we are engaging with new friends every day? Which online resource unites people from every nook and corner around this globe? I hope the majority of answers from Internet users must be Facebook & Facebook Messenger. Well, FB has a massive range of online users that provides the platform to expand your friend’s lits. However, we always have to be surrounded by friends and other users on this portal. What will you do when you want to feed current affairs without pestering active FB users? Luckily, you can be active on Fb as well as go out of sight from others. To go invisible, review this article till the end.
How to Appear Offline on Facebook?
For the users active on FB via web browsers,
Step 1:
First of all, land on the Facebook community through the web browser on your computer. (Follow the same on Mac computers)
Step 2:
Now, you are on the home page of FB. Hit the gear icon from the Chat tab.
Step 3:
From the list of menus, click on the Turn off Active status menu.
Step 4:
On the next screen, you will get prompts with 3 different options. It says, Turns off Active status for,
- All contacts – Select, if you want to appear offline for everyone
- All contacts except – Choose if you want to appear offline, except a few of your friends’ lists. And also, unmark the contacts who can see your status.
- Only some contacts – Click this, if you allow showing your online status, only for selective people on FB. With these options, you can customize the contacts with whom you like to share that you are online.
Step 5:
Once you click the desired one, press the Okay button located at the bottom of the dialog box.
That’s all. You will be invisible to the users until, otherwise, you turn it back on.
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For the users active on FB via Android applications,
Step 1:
Firstly, unlock your smartphone and be ready with the FB application.
Step 2:
Go inside the app, and tap the three horizontal lined icons located at the upper right corner of your phone.
Step 3:
It lists all the available settings on this app. From that, scroll a bit to tap the Settings and privacy section. And then, click
Step 4:
Again, scroll down to reach the Privacy section. Here, tap on the Active Status.
Step 5:
Toggle the button to turn off your active status.
Step 6:
In the end, you can be online on the FB network. But, your status seems to be inactive or offline for your friends.
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Bottom Line
In the end, we can send messages to our loved ones, we can chat with our friends and family, we can scroll day-to-day feeds on FB. Even though you are active, the above settings say you are currently offline. Turning off your active status doesn’t affect your conversations. Still, you can post, send, receive chats, and do all the activities as usual. Once you read this article, you will get a clear idea to finish up the process quickly.
