How to Hide Your Active Instagram Status on iPhone or Android

So, have you lost your patience with all the buzzing messages and sniffers on Instagram? You deserve some free time that you can do, not necessarily phantom someone. All you have to do is hide your active Instagram status from your iPhone or Android device. After that, your subscribers will not know if you are online.

The process is simple. Read along to find out!

How to turn off active status on Instagram through the browser

To get started, open Instagram in a web browser (Chrome or Safari) and follow these steps to hide your active status on Instagram:

• Open Instagram in a browser and tap your profile icon.
• Go to settings.

• Click Privacy & Security on the left sidebar.
• Then uncheck “Show Active Status”under “Active Status”to hide your profile.

How to Hide Active Status Through the Instagram Mobile App

• Open the Instagram app on your device.
• Tap your profile icon in the bottom left corner.
• Now click on the three horizontal lines in the top right corner.
• Go to Settings → Privacy.

• Click Activity Status.
• Turn off Show your active status.

What happens after turning off the active status of Instagram?

Once you hide your active status on Instagram, the default green dot on your profile will disappear. This way people can no longer tell if you are online. However, they can still tell you’re online by checking when you last posted a video or Instagram story.

FAQ

You’ll see a green dot next to someone’s profile if it’s active. This point will invariably not be if they have asked Instagram to hide their online status, as shown earlier.

You may not be able to hide your Instagram activities from a specific person. However, you can choose to hide your stories from select people. Just go to their profile → tap the More icon (…) → select Hide your story. Your posts will no longer appear on their timeline. However, they can still check your profile and posts. They may even view your profile anonymously if they are savvy. If you want to completely hide your activities from just one person, you can block them instead.

You can view someone’s Instagram activity by visiting their profile. You will see their posts, followers, likes and more on their profile.

Unfortunately, Instagram doesn’t offer an official way to find out who has viewed your profile. But I found a workaround in this article.

Completion…

If you hide your active status on Instagram, your followers will think you’re offline, even if you are. However, while you’ve learned this trick, I wouldn’t say it’s ideal if you’re driving your Instagram client base. I bet you want them to know that you are online. Otherwise, you can also hide your business.

Regardless of your active status being hidden, you can get all the fun on Instagram while your followers keep wondering if you’re online or not. Why did you hide your active status on Instagram? Let me know in the comments section below.