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Telegram: Recently seen - what it means and how to disable it

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Meaning of the times of the online status
Deactivate online status for Telegram
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quick start Guide


You don't want your contacts to see when you were last active on Telegram? Just turn this setting off..

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If you use Telegram you can see the online status of your contacts. This will be displayed in the chat window at the top under the contact name. There you can see when a contact was last active on Telegram. Usually it says the date and time, but sometimes you can only find approximate information such as "last seen". We explain what is behind it here.

Meaning of the times of the online status

Just like WhatsApp, Telegram has your online status activated by default. So your contacts can see when you were last active in Messenger. However, if you disable this status, you will only see an approximate time instead, such as "last seen" or "within a week". You will then only see such information in your contacts, unless you share your status with a contact and they also share it with you. Then the status of your contact says something like "last online Jan. 01 at 10:00". The approximate times help to find out - even if the exact status is deactivated - whether a person can be reached via Telegram or whether it is rather unlikely that they will react to a message.Below is a more detailed explanation of the approximate times:

  • Last seen recently: This person was just active or within the last 3 days.
  • Within a week: This describes a period between 3 and 7 days.
  • Within a month: The last activity was between 7 days and 30 days.
  • Long time ago: This person was last active over 30 days ago. This status is also displayed if the user has blocked you.

Deactivate online status for Telegram

If you would like to hide your online status on Telegram and instead only set the approximate times, you can simply do this in the settings of the app. Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions .

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If you and your contact have not deactivated the online status, you can see the exact time at which your contact was last online at the top of the chat.

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In Telegram, open the burger menu in the top left .

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Then tap on the " Settings " entry .

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Then select " Privacy and Security ".

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Under " Privacy " then tap on " Last seen ".

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Then select “ Nobody ” under “ Who can see your online status? ” To hide your status from anyone. If you select " My Contacts ", only the people you have saved as contacts can see your online status.

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Then confirm the change by tapping " OK ".

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Your exact online status is now hidden not only from you, but also from your contacts.

quick start Guide

  1. Open the Telegram app and tap the burger menu in the top left .
  2. Then select " Settings ".
  3. Then tap " Privacy and Security " and then " Last Seen ".
  4. Under “ Who can see your online status? ” Select either the option “ Nobody ” to hide your status from everyone, or “ My contacts ” to only allow your status for the contacts you have saved.
  5. Then confirm with " OK ".


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