Instagram Now Tells Everyone When You’re Online. Here’s How To Turn Off The New Feature
Now everyone knows if you're not replying their DMs.
By Justin Tan — 19 Jan 2018, 03:53 PM
No more lurking on Instagram, folks. In yet another feature no one asked for, Instagram will now tell your friends when you’re last active or online.
Some of my friends simply show as having been “active today,” but on the flip side, it does get specific enough to display “active now” when you're on the app at the very moment.
It’s fair to say that many are not fans of the new feature
Instagram now shows in your DMs when a user was last active on the app. Lovely.
— Geoff (@the93044) January 18, 2018
I can’t even imagine girls’ DMs with dudes interrogating them on why they don’t reply back when they see them active on the app
Yikes
Instagram mind yah own damn business
instagram showing when u were last active nope that’s too far stop this personal exposé
— Jack Baran (@JackBaran) January 18, 2018
instagram now tells you the last time someone was active on the app. it’s a terrible idea and i just want my timeline in order. pic.twitter.com/8XMNehBXy1
— Lauren Chanel Allen (@MichelleHux) January 18, 2018
The good news is, only the people you follow or have previously chatted with on Direct Message will be able to see your activity status
So don’t be surprised if your friends start hounding you for not replying their messages. :p
Your followers, on the other hand, will not be privy to that information.
In even better news, you can actually turn off the feature and quite easily too! Here’s how:
2. Scroll down until you see the new ‘Show Activity Status’ option.
3. Toggle the feature off.
Do note that if you turn the feature off, you will not only hide your own last active status, your friends will not be able to see it either. Not that you need it in the first place anyway.
