Telegram allows its users to hide their “last seen” status, which refers to the last time they used the app. You can hide it from all your contacts at once, or hide it from a select number of contacts. By hiding your last seen time, you can make sure that no one knows when you were last online on Telegram. We’ll show you how to do this on an iPhone or Android device below.
Hide your “Last Seen” status on Telegram
In both Android and iOS, hiding the “last seen” status is almost the same, except for the different location of the setting option. So, no matter which device you are using, you can hide the status in the same way.
Navigate to Settings. On iPhone, tap the gear icon in the lower-right corner. On an Android device, tap the three lines in the top-left corner.
Select the exact contacts you want to hide the “last seen” status from, then hit Done in the top-right corner.
Adding contacts to the exceptions list will hide Telegram’s “last seen” status for those contacts. To add new users to the exceptions list, tap Add user or group. To remove one, tap the Edit option in the upper-right corner of the Never Share window. Then, tap on the minus sign (-) in front of the contact name and hit Delete.
Make your online status private in Telegram
Hopefully, you are now able to make your privacy easier by hiding your online status in Telegram. Prying eyes will no longer be able to see when you were last online.
Although you may think of Telegram as more secure than other instant messaging apps, this is not necessarily the case. With end-to-end encryption turned off, multiple disclaimers in the privacy policy, and many other reasons, it’s not always as secure as you think.
In 2021, WhatsApp announced that it was sharing information with Facebook. This was not the first time that the company has made such an announcement, but many of its users reacted to the news by looking for a new way of communication.
One of the most popular destinations for those who decided to leave WhatsApp was Telegram. And many of those users believed that if you wanted more security, Telegram was the app to install.
But despite all the perks of being a Telegram user, it may not be as secure as people think. Why here
What is Telegram?
Telegram is an easy-to-use messenger app offering many of the same features as WhatsApp.
The platform was founded in 2013 by Pavel Durov, who also created the Russian social network VKontakte, and Nikolai Durov. By 2021, Telegram has 500 million active users.
Why is Telegram considered secure?
Telegram has a reputation for being secure as it has many features that suggest it. For example, it offers end-to-end encryption and allows you to send self-destructing messages.
The platform also has a history of being used by people who need to send private messages. For example, in 2019, protesters in Hong Kong used the service.