Instagram: Disable activity status

Instagram is a free social media service that lets you share photos and videos with your friends. Photos you post on Instagram can also be shared on other networks. After an update, your activity status is visible to everyone, but you can disable it afterwards.

How to disable your activity status on Instagram

Since an update, your activity status is shown to everyone on Instagram. This allows anyone to see exactly when you've been online and whether you're currently active in the app. If you don't want this, you have the option to disable the activity status afterwards. Since the structure of the app is identical in both iOS and Android, you do not need separate instructions for the operating systems to disable the option.

1. On your smartphone or tablet, first open the Instagram app.
2. To see everyone's status, go to the top right of the button that looks like a paper airplane or arrow pointing to the top right.
3. Here you can now see the activity status of all the people you have in your friends list.
4. To turn off the status, go to your profile via the main screen.
5. Open the settings here and uncheck the "Show activity status" option.
6. Now no person can see when you are active in the app. Beachten Sie, dass auch Sie nun nicht mehr sehen, wann Ihre Freunde zuletzt online waren.