Your availability and status is on by default. Unchecking the Show availability and status option, hides your availability and status from everyone in the app.


 

When you hide your availability and status from specific people, you'll see next to the person's name in the message area.

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In the app header, click your profile picture, and select Settings > Privacy, then go to Availability and status.

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Under Hide my availability and status from another person, click Add.

Enter people by name or email, or click X beside a persons name to remove them from the list.

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Then, click Close > Save.


 

You can also right-click on a person in your direct messages or contacts list, and click Show/Hide my availability and status.

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In the app header, click your profile picture, and select Settings > Privacy.

2

Under Hide my availability and status from another person, click Add.

Enter people by name or email, or click X beside a persons name to remove them from the list.

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Then, click Done.

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Tap on your profile picture, and select Settings > Privacy.

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Tap Hide my availability and status.

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Tap Add and add people by name or email.


 

You can also long press on the person in your messages or contacts list. Then tap Hide my availability and status > Hide.

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Tap on your profile picture, and select Settings > Privacy.

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Tap Hide my availability and status.

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Then, tap and add people by name or email.


 

You can also long press on the person in your messages or contacts list. Then tap Hide my availability and status > Hide.