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You can show that you're active or recently active on this profile by turning on your Active Status.
The settings you choose will be updated everywhere you use Meta products, including where you haven’t yet changed your Active Status. Learn how to turn Active Status off in Messenger.

Turn your Active Status on or off on your computer
  1. In the top right of Facebook, click .
  2. Next to Chats, click at the top.
  3. Click Active Status, then click to turn your Active Status on or off.
  4. Click Save.
You can show when you're active or recently active by turning on your Active Status. When you turn Active Status off, you'll still appear active or recently active from any other places where you're using Facebook or Messenger unless you turn off Active Status in those places, too. Learn how to turn Active Status off in Messenger.
Turn your Active Status on or off
  1. Tap Menu in the bottom right of Facebook.
  2. Scroll down and tap Settings & Privacy, then tap Settings.
  3. Tap Active Status.
  4. Tap next to Show when you're active to turn your Active Status on or off.
You can show when you're active or recently active by turning on your Active Status. When you turn Active Status off, you'll still appear active or recently active from any other places where you're using Facebook or Messenger unless you turn off Active Status in those places, too. Learn how to turn Active Status off in Messenger.
Turn your Active Status on or off
  1. Tap menu in the top right of Facebook.
  2. Scroll down and tap Settings & Privacy, then tap Settings.
  3. Tap Active Status.
  4. Tap next to Show when you're active to turn your Active Status on or off.
You can show when you're active or recently active by turning on your Active Status. When you turn Active Status off, you'll still appear active or recently active from any other places where you're using Facebook or Messenger unless you turn off Active Status in those places, too. Learn how to turn Active Status off in Messenger.
Turn your Active Status on or off
  1. Tap Chat at the top of Facebook.
  2. Tap Active Status.
  3. Tap Turn on Active Status or Turn off Active Status.
You can show when you're active or recently active by turning on your Active Status. When you turn Active Status off, you'll still appear active or recently active from any other places where you're using Facebook or Messenger unless you turn off Active Status in those places, too. Learn how to turn Active Status off in Messenger.
Turn your Active Status on or off
  1. Tap menu in the top right of Facebook.
  2. Tap Settings and privacy.
  3. Tap Settings.
  4. Tap Active Status.
  5. Tap next to Show when you're active.
  6. Tap Turn off to confirm if prompted.
Turn your Active Status on or off
  1. Tap menu in the top right of Facebook.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap Active Status.
  4. Tap next to Show when you're active.
  5. Tap Turn off to confirm if prompted.
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