Facebook is one of the social networks that has lasted longer in time, Before it was for the exclusive use of PC, but today it can be used in most smart devices.
It is a widely used tool for sharing ideas, photos of our trips with friends, or just have a free time, looking at entertaining pictures. But not only that, This social network is also well known for its chat, since in this way we can communicate with any user.
What about the days when we don't want to talk to someone? We can just disable the option that our activityX at the time. In that way, no contact in our friend book will be able to know if we are online or not. Here in look how it's done, we will show you step by step, so you can go unnoticed in this great social network.
How to use Facebook with offline chat on PC
To use your Facebook with chat deactivated from a PC it is very easy you just have to:
- Login to Facebook and locate you where the chats are, you will find it at the bottom right of the screen. Once there, by clicking here, an expanded window will appear showing the chat panel and your friends who are online.
- After the chat panel is open, you will find a gear-shaped icon at the top that are the settings you can make.
- After clicking settings, select where it says disable chat, this to appear offline with your Facebook friends. If you want to appear online again, you just have to choose to activate chat.
It should be noted that when you deactivate the chat, the option to deactivate chat for some friends will also appear if you choose this option it will allow you to appear as offline only to the people you want to choose.
How to avoid appearing online in Messenger
The first thing you should do is go to the application panel and open the Facebook Messenger application which you must update in which you will appear online until you complete the following steps.
Once you are in the application you must go to where your profile photo is located, which is commonly located in the upper left part of the screen, you must click on said photo.
After that, you must slide the alternatives, until I find the one that says “active status“In general, is accompanied by a green symbol, you must click on it.
Immediately a switch will appear on the screen that is activated, you just have to press it. Once you do, a window will open, where you will ask yourself if you are sure to perform this action, in which you should press where it says “to disable”.
Clever, you will stop being active on Facebook Messenger. In case you want to be active again, you must follow the same steps and activate the switch.
Disconnect Facebook chat on iOS
You must open the Facebook application for iOS and then follow these steps:
- When you are on the main screen, look for the bottom menu, there will be the option people that you must choose.
- Where are the upper windows, select the Assets option.
- You will see a Switch where your profile photo and your contact will be, disable it.
How it happens on Android and PC, also on iOS you can activate and deactivate the chat whenever you want.
How to appear offline on Facebook from your mobile?
The first thing you should do is go to the central application panel and click on the previously updated Facebook application, thereafter, you must follow the following steps.
Once you are inside the application, you must go where the alternatives are, which are represented by three horizontal lines, located at the top right of the screen, press.
You must scroll all the alternatives until you find “settings and privacy“and as soon as you press it, a series of alternatives will be displayed where you will press on” setting “.
At this point you should look for the option called “active status” and press on it. Behind this, a kind of switch will appear, that once deactivated it will ask you if you are truly sure of performing this action. You must press where it says “deactivate”. After that, you can browse the Facebook home page, without needing to go out as an online contact.
How to appear offline on Facebook lite?
If you use Facebook Lite, in order to Appearing offline is very simple. To start, you must open the application on your device and log in with your email and password as you do regularly; then you must perform the following steps:
- You must choose the menu button that is in the upper right and is represented by three horizontal stripes.
- Finding the app settings is where it says help and settings.
- Now find where it says active status, you must press it and You will have the option to deactivate the chat.. Similarly, if you want to have your chat active again, You must follow this same procedure but this time choose to activate chat.
It should be noted that since Facebook Lite, it is the only way you can deactivate your status and be able to observe the status of the other contacts, since it is not feasible in the other applications.
How to appear offline on Facebook from PC?
This is much easier, if you are from your browser and you do not want to appear active, you just have to go where the chats are, specifically in the lower right part of the screen.
You press the sprocket and it will direct you to the settings, after that you just have to look for the option ‘Active status’ and disable it.
