Can you appear offline to certain friends?

Select friends from whom to hide.

To do so, type in a friend's name, then click their name when it appears below the text field. If you're turning on chat for a few people instead, just enter the names of the people for whom you wish to appear online.

How do I appear offline to a specific friend?

Appear Offline on Facebook. Log in to your Facebook account and click on the Options icon in the lower-right corner of the chat box on the Friends sidebar and click “Turn off Active Status” from the menu.

Can I hide my online status from one person?

My Contacts and Nobody is fairly self-explanatory; choose one of these to allow only your contacts or no one at all to see your online status. You can also choose My Contacts Except and select people who you don't want to see your "Last Seen" status.

How do I hide my online status on Facebook from certain people?

What happens when you restrict someone on Facebook?

When you add someone to your Restricted list, you'll still be friends with them on Facebook, but they'll only be able to see your public information (example: your posts and profile info you choose to make public) and posts you tag them in.

How To Appear Offline To Certain People On Messenger

How do you stop people from seeing you're online on Facebook Messenger?

Why can't I see if my friend is online?

There are a few reasons why you might not be able to see someone's last seen or online: They might have set their privacy settings to hide this information. You might have set your privacy settings to not share your last seen. If you don't share your last seen, you can't see other contacts' last seen.

How can you tell if someone is online but invisible?

go to the message bar (where you type your messages) and type “@” as if you were to mention someone. the people that show within the “members” subsection are online but their statuses are set to offline.

Can you tell if someone is checking your Messenger?

A filled-in blue circle next to your message means that your message was delivered. And, when a friend has read your message, a small version of your friend's photo will appear next to your message. Jimmy Massey and 20,007 others like this. Whats the differece between sent and delivered?

What happens when you restrict someone on Messenger?

The ability to restrict someone is a privacy feature. You only limit the person's reach to see your profile and other online activities. The restricted contact won't be able to see when you're online or if you've read their messages. You also won't see when they're online.

Does the green dot in Messenger mean that person is online?

If you want to know if someone is on Messenger, open up the app and look for their name in your contacts list. If their name appears with a green dot, they are currently online. If there is no green dot next to their name, they are either offline or have not logged into Messenger recently.

Can you tell if someone is looking at your Facebook page?

Facebook doesn't let people track who views their profile. Third-party apps also can't provide this functionality. If you come across an app that claims to offer this ability, please report the app. Was this helpful?

Can a person see how many times I viewed their story on Facebook?

Only you are able to see who has viewed your story. In the Stories section at the top of your Feed, tap Your Story. Tap in the bottom left of any photo or video in your story to see who has viewed your story. If you don't see this, no one has viewed your story yet.

How do I know if a friend has blocked me on Messenger?

What means this person is unavailable on Messenger?

You might see "This person is unavailable on Messenger" if you can't Facebook message someone. If your friend has deactivated their Facebook account, you won't be able to send messages to them. If you've been blocked by someone, Facebook messages won't go through to them.

Is it better to block or restrict someone on Messenger?

When you put someone on the Restricted list, you continue to remain friends on Facebook. However, blocking a person unfriends you. Meaning, you both will be removed from each other's friends list.

How do you know if someone is talking to someone on Messenger?

If you don't see the error message, the only way to tell if someone is actively using Messenger is to look at their status bar. Even if they're on a different call, you may contact them to see if they are available.

Can someone be on Messenger and not Facebook?

You'll need to create a Facebook account to use Messenger. You can then deactivate your Facebook account and log into Messenger using your Facebook account information. This is called a Deactivated Except Messenger Account (DEMA).

What does it mean when someone is at the top of your chat list on Messenger?

People who show up in the People tab, at the top of your chats list, or have a by their name or photo are active or have been recently active on Messenger or Facebook. Community chats with unread messages will also appear among active contacts at the top of your chat list.

How do you hide someone on Messenger without blocking them?

Why is someone always first in Messenger?

The algorithm chooses interactions, activity, communication, photos, etc. This determines which friends will show up on top and have priority. The friends that you communicate with most often will usually be first on this list.

How do I find hidden messages on Messenger?

Can you message someone on Messenger if they blocked you on Facebook?

When you block someone's Facebook profile on Messenger, it also blocks their profile on Facebook. They won't be able to message, call or find your Facebook profile. If you're Facebook friends, blocking them also unfriends them.