WhatsApp automatically displays your Online Status to your contacts. However, if you would rather keep that option restricted to close friends and family, it is pretty easy to do that. Luckily, the functionality offers customization options allowing you to easily select which contacts you want your Online Status to be hidden from or which contacts you want it to be displayed to.
Learn how to hide your Online Status on WhatsApp for iOS
Here’s how to hide your Online Status on WhatsApp for iOS in a few simple steps:
- Launch the WhatsApp App on your iPhone.
- Tap on Settings in the bottom right corner > Account.
- Next, tap on Privacy.
- Then, tap on Status.
- Tap on My Contacts Except or Only Share With to manually select the contacts you want your Online Status to be displayed to or to be hidden from.
Note, choosing to hide your Online Status on WhatsApp will also prevent you from seeing the status of other users if they are online.
We hope this guide helped you learn how to hide your Online Status on WhatsApp for iOS. If you have any questions, let us know in the comments below.
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