Comments on: How to hide your Facebook online status

By: dee

dee — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:43:04 +0000

If my FB friend is on FB using an iPhone, would I be able to see their online status? Meaning, would they appear on my friends list as being ‘online’?

By: Feggy

Feggy — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:24:52 +0000

Thanks, please write more Facebook tips…

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:03:33 +0000

by the way i just have tested blocking “IM Screen Name” via Privacy Settings as Willy said, and i would say it doesn’t work. my friends still see me online even if i have settings “Only Me” in “IM Screen Name”. maybe need to change also something else?

By: Clay

Clay — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:25:56 +0000

I’d just like to be able to appear invisible to selective individuals on FB. I’ve never been a huge fan of online chat, and it seems those who do like it, tend to lolly-gag about, and you wind up waiting 5 minutes between each of their chat feeds.

I didn’t join FB to chat online.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:36:23 +0000

oh sorry. first you need to go in “Customize settings” to reach contact information

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:32:52 +0000

well… no “Contact Information” in Privacy Settings. where did you find it?

By: willy

willy — Mon, 31 May 2010 17:16:30 +0000

To “hide” your chat status:

Account -> Privacy Settings -> Contact Information -> IM Screen Name.

Choose “Only Me”

Magic huh? Protect yourself.

By: sarah g

sarah g — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:31:50 +0000

Here’s something – facebook friends can see me online on their iphones when I am offline on their desktops. It seems to have something to do with switching ‘friends lists’ on and off. Does anyone else experience this?

By: sarah g

sarah g — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:54:20 +0000

By: Jo Jo

Jo Jo — Sun, 09 May 2010 07:58:54 +0000

this does not work. you still show online but not available to chat. I did this on 2 computers with 2 facebook accounts and both accounts were said to be online but when you click on them to chat it says offline only in the chat box. So people can still see you are online. I want to be totally invisible.

By: Goou

Goou — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:31:55 +0000

Hi,

I’ve always wanted to know of a way to hide my Facebook online status. Thanks for the tip!

By: ewiajfsd

ewiajfsd — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:07:08 +0000

BUH! Next time you go on facebook, you are again shown as online. Buuuuuh facebook. They just never get it right.

By: Ted G

Ted G — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:37:02 +0000

Thank you buddy!! Couldn’t find it for the life of me!!

By: Jane Doe

Jane Doe — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:49:52 +0000

I dont know why there can’t just be a simple “Invisible” button like on Yahoo! And why it cant be PERMANENT until you UNCLICK it! But that would be TOO easy, huh? I think ‘My Space’ is a lot easier/better layout/ less clustered main page. And far less confusing for first timers.

By: michelle

michelle — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:15:28 +0000

I agree with jb – we still show up as being offline – so what good is that?