How to hide last seen and online status on Telegram (Android)

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-hide-your-last-seen-and-online-status-on-telegram-on-android/ · Checked October 2026 · Google Pixel 10a, Android 17, Telegram 13.1.1

4 of 4 steps with real screenshots · 2 official sources below

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17, Telegram 13.1.1

App

Telegram

Real screenshots

4 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Tap Privacy & Security

   It is in the Settings list, below Chat Settings.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Last Seen & Online

   It is under Phone Number. Ours said Everybody.

   Done

3. 

   Choose Nobody or My Contacts

   Under Who can see my last seen time?, tap the option you want. Never Share With lets you add exceptions.

   Done

4. 

   Hide your read time too, then tap the tick

   With Nobody picked, ours showed Always Share With and a new Hide Read Time switch (off). The page says it also hides their read time from you unless you have Premium, and does not affect group chats.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• No Hide Read Time switch? It only shows once you hide your last seen. With Everybody picked ours had none; after Nobody it appeared. Telegram says read times follow your Last Seen settings. Source: Saved Messages 2.0, One-Time Voice Messages and 8 More Features

  

• Help page says Privacy and Security? Telegram's FAQ calls it Privacy and Security settings. On our Telegram 13.1.1 the row reads Privacy & Security. Source: Can I hide my 'last seen' time?

  

If this does not work

• Still shown online for a moment? Telegram says people see you online for about 30 seconds after you send them a message, read theirs or show typing, whatever the setting. Source: Can I hide my 'last seen' time?
• Can't see other people's last seen now? Telegram says you won't see exact times for people you don't share yours with, only last seen recently, within a week or within a month. Premium lets you hide yours and still see theirs. Sources: Can I hide my 'last seen' time?, Saved Messages 2.0, One-Time Voice Messages and 8 More Features

About this guide

People only see you online if you share your last seen with them, Telegram says. Others see an approximate time such as last seen recently.

The screenshots are from Telegram 13.1.1 on our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17, in Dark mode, taken on 25 October 2026. We picked Nobody for the screenshots and went back to Everybody without saving.

Good to know

To hide your number, see hide your phone number on Telegram.

In Signal, see turn off read receipts in Signal.

In short: Telegram, Settings, Privacy & Security, Last Seen & Online, Nobody.

📷 See real photos from the Pixel 10a in our Camera Lab, next to 10 other phones.