The “Last Active” status lets you see when someone was last online on Facebook Messenger.
For example, if someone was last online 22 minutes ago, you’ll see a status that says “Active 22 minutes ago”.
You can find this status under the person’s name when you open a conversation with them.
Otherwise, if the person is currently active, you’ll see a green dot on their profile picture.
However, the “Last active” status is not visible to everyone.
In this article, you’ll learn why you can’t see the “Last Active” status on Facebook Messenger.
You’ll also learn how to tell if someone has turned off their status and how you can view it.
- Why can’t I see “Last Activity” on Facebook Messenger?
- How do I know someone has turned off their status on Messenger?
- How to see last seen hidden on Messenger?
Why can’t I see “Last Activity” on Facebook Messenger?
You may not see the “Last active” status on Facebook Messenger because the person has turned it off or you are blocked.
It could also mean that the person hasn’t used Facebook for a long time (more than 24 hours).
If the person turns off their “Last Active” status, you won’t be able to see it.
That person also won’t be able to see your status.
Second, if the person has blocked you on Messenger, their “Last Active” status will no longer be visible to you.
The status will only show if they unblock you.
Finally, if someone hasn’t used Facebook for a long time (e.g. more than 24 hours, 3 days, 1 week), their “Last Active” status won’t be displayed.
Here are the (detailed) reasons why you can’t see when someone was last active on Facebook Messenger.
1. The person has turned off their “Active Status”
The “Show while you are active” setting is disabled.
The first reason is that the person has turned off their “Active Status”.
This is the most common reason why you can’t tell when someone was last active on Facebook Messenger.
Facebook has a privacy feature that allows you to hide your activity status.
This setting can be found on the Messenger app when you tap your profile picture.
After tapping on your profile picture, you will see an option called “Active Status”.
When the status is on, your friends and contacts will be able to see when you were last active on Facebook Messenger.
If the status is off, it will not be visible to your friends and contacts.
The only obstacle to turning off the status is that you won’t be able to see when your friends and contacts were last active.
2. You are blocked
You are blocked by that person.
If you’re blocked on Facebook Messenger, you won’t be able to see the person’s “Last Activity” status.
In addition, that person will not receive any messages or calls from you.
To prove this theory, I conducted a test using two Facebook accounts:
- First, I logged into two Facebook accounts to make sure they were both active.
- Using the first account, I checked the activity status of the second account.
- The second account has a green dot on its profile picture.
- Next, I switched to the second account and blocked the first one.
- Finally, I go back to the first account and check the status of the second account.
- The status of the second account is no longer displayed.
This test demonstrated that “Activity Status” will no longer be displayed if the person blocked you on Facebook Messenger.
However, if the person has unblocked you, their status will be displayed again.
How do I know someone has turned off their status on Messenger?
Check the person’s activity (e.g. posts, comments) on Facebook.
You can tell if someone has turned off their status on Messenger by looking at their Facebook activity.
If someone recently posted something on Facebook but their activity status isn’t showing up, they’ve most likely turned off their active status.
However, if the person hasn’t been on Facebook in a while, they may not have turned off their active status.
Instead, their activity status doesn’t show up because they’re inactive (offline for more than 24 hours) on Facebook.
Make sure your “Active Status” is enabled.
To see the last seen hidden view on Messenger, you need to enable your “Active Status”.
Once you’ve turned on “Active Status,” you’ll be able to see the last time you saw your friends and contacts on Messenger.
However, you won’t be able to see the last time who turned it off.
In addition, you will not be able to see the last time of the people who blocked you.
Unfortunately, if someone has turned off their “Last Activity” status or blocked you, there is no way to see the last time they were seen.
Conclusion
If you can’t see a “Last active” status on someone’s profile, that might not always mean they’ve turned it off.
Maybe it’s because they haven’t been active on Facebook for a long time.
Normally, when someone hasn’t logged into Facebook for more than 24 hours, the “Last Active” status will no longer be displayed.
Even if the person doesn’t turn off the “Last Active” status, Messenger will stop showing when the person was last online after 24 hours.
However, if the person is constantly posting on Facebook and their status isn’t showing up on Messenger, there’s a good chance they’ve turned off the feature.
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Lim How Wei is the founder of Followchain. Follow him on Instagram.
Categories: Social Media
Source: thpttranhungdao.edu.vn/en/
