How to Change Who Can See Your Last Seen On WhatsApp

Last Updated: July 23, 2022

WhatsApp is a platform used for phone and text communication. There are all sorts of things you can do with it. One of the things you might want to do is hide your last seen (when you were last on WhatsApp^{[1]
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Steps

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Open WhatsApp. The WhatsApp icon has a white telephone in a speech bubble on a green background.
2
Go to your WhatsApp settings.
- On iPhone or iPad, tap on the gear icon
  at the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
- On Android, tap the ⋮ in the upper right corner and select Settings.
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3
Tap Account. This icon has a white key on a blue background.
4
Tap Privacy. This is the option on the top.
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Tap Last Seen. It's the option on top.
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Select the option you'd prefer.
- Tap Everyone if you want anyone on WhatsApp to be able to see your last seen.
- Tap My Contacts if you want only your WhatsApp contacts to see your last seen.
- Tap Nobody if you don’t want anyone on WhatsApp to see your last seen.
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Tap Privacy to save the settings. The screen will go back to the previous page and will briefly show “Updating…” at the top of the page. It will then refresh and save your updated choice.