How to Turn Off Your Active Status on Instagram: A Step-by-Step Guide
Go to Instagram Settings, navigate to Messages and story replies, and toggle off "Show Activity Status". This hides your online presence and last active time from others, but also prevents you from seeing theirs.
Steps to turn off active status
On mobile app (Android and iOS)
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Access settings:
- Open Instagram app
- Tap your profile picture in bottom right
- Tap three horizontal lines (hamburger menu) in top right
- Select Settings and privacy
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Disable activity status:
- Scroll to "How others can interact with you"
- Tap "Messages and story replies"
- Toggle off "Show Activity Status"
On web browser
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Access settings:
- Go to Instagram website and log in
- Click your profile icon in top right
- Select Settings
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Disable activity status:
- Click "Privacy and Security"
- Scroll down to "Messages and Story Replies"
- Toggle off "Show Activity Status"
Effects of turning off active status
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Privacy: Your online status and last active time will be hidden from others
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Reciprocal effect: You won't be able to see others' activity status either
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Immediate effect: Changes take effect almost instantly after toggling off
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Limited visibility: Only affects visibility to people you've interacted with in direct messages
Additional privacy options
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Mute specific users: Limit notifications from certain accounts without unfollowing
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Adjust notifications: Customize which types of activities trigger notifications
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Block unwanted users: Prevent specific accounts from interacting with you
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