People you follow and anybody you message will be able to see when you were last active or are presently active on Instagram if your Activity Status is enabled. Your Activity status can be turned on or off at any moment.
To enable or disable your Activity Status, click menuMore in the bottom left corner, followed by settings.
Select Show Activity Status from the Privacy and Security menu, then click to uncheck the item.
If your Instagram Direct profile image is displayed next to an or a timestamp indicating when you were last active, your activity status is set to on. If you’re participating in a chat right now, you can also decide to share.
Remember that if you disable your Activity status, you won’t be able to see whether other users in your chat are presently active, were active lately, or are following you or with whom you have direct discussions. Additionally, you won’t be able to view the Activity status of others.
How do you find out who is using Instagram?
If both of you have Activity Status enabled, you can see when an Instagram account you follow and someone you contact was most recent active or is currently active.
There are a few techniques to determine someone’s Instagram activity level:
If you follow someone or engage in direct communication with them, you’ll notice a timestamp next to their profile image.
You can view their most recent Activity status in your direct email (example: Active 25m ago, Active yesterday, Seen, Typing…).
You can also view activity when you open a chat (example: In the chat, In the camera).
Remember that you won’t be able to see who is active on Instagram if your Activity Status is off.
What does Instagram’s Last Active mean
‘Last active’ is similar to read receipts in terms of privacy and communication simplicity. A built-in function allows users to view other people’s online and chat habits.
You can view which friends are online, when they were last online, and whether they have uploaded any new content by using the “last active” status.
What is Last Active on Instagram?
‘The last seen status is only visible on the accounts of: People that follow you
If you don’t fit these requirements, you won’t be able to know when someone was last online. People with whom you’ve exchanged direct messages
There are several ways the active status can be seen. They are currently online if there is a green dot next to their username and profile. You can also utilize Instagram’s messaging feature to inquire about a user’s or account’s most recent online activity.
Those you are following can only view this information. It’s a subtle distinction, but one that’s significant since it gives you some kind of control over who sees what.
