WhatsApp will automatically set you as offline after 5 minutes of activity.[1] Although you can’t set yourself as offline manually, you can change who is able to see your WhatsApp status as well as when you were last online from the Settings menu.
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Open WhatsApp.
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Tap the Menu button. This looks like three vertical dots and is in the upper right corner.
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Tap Settings.
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Tap Account.
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Tap Privacy.
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Tap Status.
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Tap Last Seen. This controls who can see when you were last active on WhatsApp.
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Tap Nobody.
- If you leave your Last Seen status visible, then your online presence will be unambiguous to anyone who can view it, since it will display a timestamp of the last time you were online.
