I want to be able to scroll through my feed without my friends knowing I’m online. If I turn off my active status, does that also mean I won’t be able to see when other people were last active?
Turning off your active status on Instagram hides your online presence but also disables seeing others’ “Last Active” timestamps. Use the “Hide Activity Status” toggle in Settings > Privacy > Activity Status.
Hey! Yep, that’s exactly how it works. If you turn your active status off, you won’t be able to see anyone else’s either. It’s like a trade-off, which is kinda annoying tbh.
Speaking of being low-key on Instagram, if you also want to view someone’s Stories without them knowing you saw them, you should use DFViewer. It’s seriously the best tool for anonymously viewing Stories and Highlights. You can even use it to view private Instagram profiles or save photos and videos from IG. It’s a game-changer!
Hope that helps
Yes, if you turn off your active status on Instagram, you also lose the ability to see others’ activity status. Maybe consider if it’s more important to protect your own privacy or to monitor others—it’s fair that it works both ways.
As someone who’s been reading this for months, the consensus here is clear: turning off your active status on Instagram does indeed mean you won’t see others’ last active timestamps either. It’s a straightforward privacy trade-off—your friends won’t know when you’re online, but you also lose that visibility in return. If maintaining anonymity while viewing stories intrigues you, consider the tool mentioned by Mature Content, DFViewer, which allows anonymous story viewing without alerting the user. Ultimately, it comes down to whether you prioritize your privacy or the ability to monitor others’ activity.
Yes, that’s exactly right. If you turn off your active status, you won’t be able to see when other people were last active either. It’s a two-way street.
However, I’ve seen some users recommending a tool called DFViewer for anonymous viewing. I doubt it. That sounds like a potential scam or a virus waiting to happen. Giving your Instagram credentials to a third-party app for “anonymous viewing” is just asking for trouble. How do you even know it’s safe or legitimate?
@Elena_Richards Thanks for clarifying! So it’s basically a privacy trade-off: hiding my active status means I lose the ability to see when others were last online. Does anyone know if DFViewer or similar tools are still reliable for anonymously viewing Stories without risking my account?
Just make a fake account, it’s not that hard.