The privacy settings in WhatsApp can be configured to Hide Your Last Seen Status from some Contacts, while allowing others to see your Last Seen Status.
Hide WhatsApp Last Seen From Someone
The default “Last Seen and Online Status” setting in WhatsApp is to allows all your Contacts to clearly see when you were Last Seen or active on WhatsApp.
However, if you do not want everyone to see your Last Seen Status, WhatsApp provides the option to select and prevent certain selected people from seeing your Last Seen and Online Status.
Before going ahead with the steps to Hide WhatsApp Last Seen from some Contacts, you need to be aware that the Last Seen feature in WhatsApp works in a reciprocal basis.
When you prevent anyone from seeing your Last Seen Status, WhatsApp also prevents you from seeing the Last Seen Status of the blocked person.
1. Hide WhatsApp Last from Certain Contacts
Follow the steps below to select and identify Contacts that you want to prevent from seeing your Online Status on WhatsApp.
1. Open WhatsApp > tap on Settings tab in bottom-menu.
2. From the Settings screen, navigate to Privacy > Last Seen & Online and select My Contacts Except option.
Note: You can also prevent those Contacts from seeing your online status by selecting Same As Last Seen option under “Who Can See When I’m Online” section.
3. On the next screen, select the Contacts that you want to prevent from seeing your Last Seen Status on WhatsApp and tap on Done.
After this, the selected Contacts will no longer be able to see the time when you were active on WhatsApp.
2. Hide WhatsApp Last Seen from Certain Contacts on Android Phone
Except for minor differences, the steps to Hide WhatsApp Last Seen from someone or some selected Contacts on Android Phone are practically the same as on iPhone.
1. Open WhatsApp > tap on 3-dots Menu Icon located at top-right corner and select Settings in the drop-down menu.
2. From the Settings screen, navigate to Privacy > Last Seen & Online > On the pop-up, select My Contacts Except option.
3. On the next screen, select the Contacts that you want to prevent from seeing your Last Seen Status on WhatsApp.
After this, the selected Contacts won’t be able to see your Last Seen Status, while other Contacts will be able to see when you were Last Seen on WhatsApp.
