How to make yourself invisible on WhatsApp?

How to make yourself invisible on WhatsApp - briefly?

To make yourself invisible on WhatsApp, you can adjust your privacy settings to ensure that your online status and last seen information are not visible to others. Additionally, using the "Disappearing Messages" feature for one-on-one chats can enhance your privacy by automatically deleting messages after a set period of time.

How to make yourself invisible on WhatsApp - in detail?

To make yourself invisible on WhatsApp, there are several methods you can employ depending on your specific needs and preferences. Here is a detailed guide:

Last Seen Privacy

WhatsApp allows you to control who can see when you were last online. To do this:

  1. Open WhatsApp and go to Settings.
  2. Navigate to Account > Privacy.
  3. Select Last Seen & Online.
  4. Choose from the following options:
    • Everyone: Anyone can see your last seen status.
    • My Contacts: Only your contacts can see your last seen status.
    • Nobody: No one can see your last seen status.

Read Receipts

You can also control whether others know if you have read their messages. To do this:

  1. Go to Settings > Account > Privacy.
  2. Select Read Receipts.
  3. Toggle off the option to disable read receipts for all contacts or specific individuals.

Profile Picture Privacy

If you want to hide your profile picture from certain people, follow these steps:

  1. Go to Settings > Account > Privacy.
  2. Select Profile Photo.
  3. Choose who can see your profile photo:
    • Everyone: Anyone can see your profile photo.
    • My Contacts: Only your contacts can see your profile photo.
    • Nobody: No one can see your profile photo.

Status Privacy

To control who can view your status updates, do the following:

  1. Go to Settings > Account > Privacy.
  2. Select Status.
  3. Choose from the options:
    • Everyone: Anyone can see your status updates.
    • My Contacts: Only your contacts can see your status updates.
    • Nobody: No one can see your status updates.

Blocking Users

For a more drastic measure, you can block users to make yourself completely invisible to them:

  1. Open the chat of the person you want to block.
  2. Tap on their name at the top of the screen.
  3. Select Block.
  4. Confirm your decision by tapping Block again.

Disable Read Receipts for Specific Chats

If you wish to disable read receipts for individual chats, follow these steps:

  1. Open the chat you want to modify.
  2. Tap on the contact’s name at the top of the screen.
  3. Select View Contact.
  4. Toggle off Read Receipts to disable them for that specific contact.

Using Airplane Mode

Another trick is to use airplane mode:

  1. Enable airplane mode on your device.
  2. Open WhatsApp and read the messages you want to see without sending a read receipt.
  3. Close WhatsApp before disabling airplane mode.

By utilizing these features, you can effectively make yourself invisible on WhatsApp and control your privacy settings according to your preferences.