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Can you appear offline to certain friends on Xbox?

You can appear offline on an Xbox One, even if you're currently online, by making a small adjustment to your Xbox Live privacy settings. You can also customize your Xbox One's privacy settings so only certain friends can see you online, while you'll appear offline to everyone else.
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Can you appear online for certain people on Xbox?

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You can manage this by signing in to https://account.xbox.com/settings then under "Privacy" you can scroll down to see "Decide who can see that you're online and which game or app you're using.".
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Can you tell if someone is hiding offline on Xbox?

If someone has their online preference set to “show offline” then they will be shown as offline to you. If someone is showing offline but is in an Xbox party chat they will show up as [anonymous] when you view the chat.
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How do I hide my activity from friends on Xbox?

Press the Xbox button  on your controller to open the guide. Select Profile & system > Settings > General > Online safety & family. Select Privacy & online safety > Xbox privacy > View details & customize > Communication & multiplayer. Under Others can see your activity feed, select your desired setting.
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What does it mean when someone says offline on Xbox?

To use your Xbox without being prompted to connect to the Xbox service, set it to offline. While offline, the console won't connect to any networks. If you're offline due to an outage of your home network, ISP, or the Xbox service, we recommend not setting your Xbox to offline.
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What does Do Not Disturb do on Xbox?

The new option lets Xbox gamers mute notifications and other distractions when they're playing a game or watching a movie. Microsoft is adding an online status so friends will see you're in do not disturb mode and won't be able to hassle you with party chat invites or messages.
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How do I hide my game activity from friends?

Hover the cursor over your username and select View my profile. Click the Edit Profile button. Select Privacy settings. Next to Game details, click Public and set it to Friends Only or Private if you don't want anyone to see your list of played games.
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Can you see who viewed your Xbox profile?

Looking at someone's profile will only be visible you, and will no way notify them that you gave viewed it unless any interactions wad initiated your end such as adding them ad a friend, private/party invited which also can be done without looking at the profile, but if its just profile browsing without any invites you ...
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How can you tell when someone was last active on Xbox?

How to view the activity of your friends on Xbox
  1. Press the Xbox button  to open the guide.
  2. Select Home, and then go to Friends & Community Updates. Your friends' recent activity shows up here.
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How can you tell if someone is invisible online?

There is no way to tell if someone is actually online except for their status, which will turn green when they are online. If their status is set to offline, you won't be able to tell if they are online or offline. Sometimes, a persons status is set to invisible, meaning that their status is private.
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Can you see how long someone has been online on Xbox?

To see a more detailed activity report, select the member's account tile, select the Screen Time tile, and then choose one of the following: Select Today at the top of the screen to see the member's online activity for the day, including a breakdown of how they used this time.
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Can you tell if someone blocked you on Xbox?

If you know they regularly game together you can click your friend party option, then 'see who's in the party' if it comes up 'unknown' then they've blocked you.
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Can I friend someone on Xbox by searching their name?

Select the Search icon at the bottom of the screen, and then select People. Enter the gamertag of the person whom you want to add as a friend in the search box, and then press Done.
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Can you hide game activity from certain people Discord?

Under Settings, scroll down and click the “Activity Privacy” option in the left sidebar. 3. Next, disable the “Display current activity as a status message” toggle in the right pane to hide what game you're playing right now from others on Discord.
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Is there a way to hide specific games from friends on Steam?

Click the Edit Profile button that's located beneath your Steam Level number.
  1. You should see several descending tabs with profile information on the screen's left side. Click Privacy Settings at the bottom of the list.
  2. Mouse over the Game Details and select Private.
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What does muting a friend on Xbox do?

Mute another player

If another player engages in abusive or inappropriate in-game or chat voice communications, you can mute that player in the Xbox app. This prevents them from speaking to you in-game or in a chat session.
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What is the difference between appearing offline and Do Not Disturb?

No, you'll appear as “do not disturb”. Do not disturb is the same as offline, you just don't receive notifications and alerts; you will not be disturbed because you are doing something important.
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What happens when you put someone on Do Not Disturb?

Do Phone Calls Go to Voicemail on Do Not Disturb? Phone calls will go straight to your voicemail when the Do Not Disturb mode is enabled on iPhone and Android devices.
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How do you appear anonymous on Xbox?

The only way for someone to not appear in an Xbox Live party menu to others is for that person to be “appear offline” whilst in this mode, the player appears to everyone else outside the party as “Anonymous” and only if they join will their identity be exposed, this is easy enough to prevent by making the party invite- ...
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What does it mean when someone says they are offline?

In general terms, offline means that the device and its user are disconnected from the global internet. Sometimes, people who talk about being offline are talking about the real world rather than the digital and virtual ones that people often live and work in.
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Does Xbox show hours played?

Select your gamerpic (top-right), then select Xbox Profile > Achievements. Select a game, then select Achievements again. You'll see your minutes played among the stats shown.
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