Instagram "Online" status: How do I activate or deactivate it?

Wondering what the online status on Instagram is? When does it appear? How do you manage it? Or why you don't see a person's online status?

We answer all these questions in this article and bring you a solution to your problems about Instagram's online status.

First of all, let's start by seeing what Instagram's online status is.

What is online status on Instagram?

Instagram's online status allows to indicate which user is currently active on the social network.

In particular, this feature lets you know:

• If your friends are online
• If someone is ignoring your posts or content
• If many of your followers are logged in
• Etc.

In case you're not online, this feature shows your last connection.

And in case you don't want your followers to be able to track your connection times, you have the option to disable this option. Find out how in the rest of this article.

How to enable or disable this option?

Do you want to enable or disable the option to track your Instagram online status? It's possible.

Once disabled, no member of your community will be able to know whether you're currently online, or the time of your last connection.

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To enable or disable this option, here are the steps to follow:

1. Open the Instagram app
2. Go to your settings, then to "Privacy".
3. You'll find "Online status" a little further down. Click on it.
4. All that's left is for you to choose whether to enable or disable your account's online status.

It's as simple as that. Once disabled, other members of your community will no longer see your connections and online status. Reactivate this option and other users will see it again.

Note, however, that if you deactivate this option, you won't be able to see who's online or not either.

FAQ about Instagram's "online" status

Why can't I see when someone is online on Instagram?

If you can't see when someone is online on Instagram it may be for 2 reasons.

The first is that this person has disabled the online tracking option and doesn't want their community members to be able to track their connection times.

The second is that you yourself have disabled online status tracking for your account. In this case, you can't see the online status of other accounts on the social network.

If you wish to re-enable this can be done in your settings as detailed in the paragraph above.

When do you appear online on Instagram?

Would you like to know when you appear online on Instagram? It's very simple, if you've enabled status tracking in your Instagram settings, the app will display that you're online as soon as you log into the social network.

Whether from a smartphone, tablet or browser, you'll be displayed online from the moment you use Instagram.

How do I not appear online on Instagram?

If you don't want your community to be able to follow your online status on Instagram, you'll need to disable this feature in your Instagram settings.

This is done in your Instagram settings, then privacy and finally "online status".

In this case, you will also no longer have access to the status of other users.

How to see on Instagram if someone is online?

You want to use Instagram's online status function to find out if someone is online or not, nothing could be simpler.

To do this, you can simply open a conversation with the person. Only via the instagram messaging system can you check a person's online times.

His online or offline status will be marked at the top, just below his or her name. If the person isn't logged in, you'll know when they last logged in.

If you don't see either, that person has disabled the feature. So you can't see whether she's connected or not.

Conclusion on Instagram's online status

You now know everything there is to know about Instagram's online status. Free to set it as you like to see who's connected and when.

Note that this Instagram feature is useful, but won't help you gain more followers or boost your engagement.

If you want to grow your account you can focus on our dedicated articles.