How to Hide Last Seen on Telegram on iPhone or iPad

Last Updated: May 25, 2021 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to hide the "Last Seen" timestamps on the Telegram app for iPhone and iPad. You can disable the Last Seen status for everyone, or you can select specific people to show or hide it from. Once you disable the "Last Seen" feature, you will not be able to view the last seen timestamp of your contacts. [[Category:Telegram (Messaging Service)]

Steps

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Open Telegram. It's the blue icon with the white paper airplane.
2
Tap the "Settings" icon at the bottom. It's the icon with the gear.
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Tap Privacy and Security. It is towards the top of the "Settings" menu.
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Tap Last Seen. It is towards the top of the "Privacy and Security" menu.
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Choose who can see your timestamp. Select from the following options at the top:
- Everybody: Allows everyone to view your "Last Seen" timestamp.
- My Contacts: Only allows your contacts to view your "Last Seen" timestamp.
- Nobody: Hides "Last Seen" timestamp from everyone.
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Tap Always Share With or Never Share With. Depending on the option you chose above, you can select specific contacts to share or hide your "Last Seen" status.
- For example, for the "Who can see my timestamp" privacy setting, if you chose "Nobody", you can allow some people to see it by tapping the "Always Share With" option and selecting a contact.
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Select a contact. Tap a person that you want to show or hide your "Last Seen" timestamp. A green checkmark will appear next to their name when they're selected.
- You can select multiple contacts.
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Tap Done. It's in the top-right corner of the screen.
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Tap Last Seen to return the Last Seen settings menu.
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Tap Done. It's in the top-right of the screen. This saves your changes. Your Last Seen status will now be hidden according to the preferences you set.