Hide online status on Facebook: How it works

If you hide the online status on Facebook, other users will not be shown whether you are currently logged in to Facebook. We show you how you can protect your privacy in this way.

Hide online status on Facebook

Log in to Facebook, open the chats (direct link) and click on the small gear icon in the left chat window.

Then uncheck "Show me when I'm active".

Now your friends can no longer see whether you are online. This applies to both use on the computer (green dot) and mobile use (cell phone icon).

Note: If you have installed Facebook Messenger on your smartphone, you must also go offline there. To do this, tap the "List" button in the bottom right of Messenger and "Active". Then tap the blue button at the top next to your own profile to hide the online status.

You can only share Facebook photos with certain friends. You can read about how this works here. In another practical tip, we will tell you how to deactivate the read status of Facebook messages.