Instagram shows last seen of a user, a function added a few years ago, but which even today, many people don’t know they can use.
How many times has this happened to you? send a message on Insta and not receive an answer? Or do you suspect that the user is ignoring you? Checking the last seen, you can know when the other person connected to the social network or if they are online at the moment.
Last seen on Instagram it’s very similar to the one above Messenger, Whatsapp, Telegram and other messaging apps, but with limitations.
Who can see the last seen on Instagram
Not everyone can access this feature, to find out a person’s last login on Instagram, it is necessary comply with some requirements:
The user must be your follower; You must have already exchanged some messages; The user must not have deactivated the last login from his account.
If not, you won’t be able to view the time of his last login or find out if he is online.
How to view last seen Instagram
Viewing the last login is really simple, just log in to Instagram, go to the section Directthat of messaging and, if all the previous conditions are respected, you will see the time inside the active chats or in the single chatunder the username.
You can find different wordings:
Active: online user;
Active/ax min ago: user offline but logged in just a few minutes ago;
Active/ax h ago: user offline but last logged in a few hours ago;
Active yesterday: last seen first first.
If the user does not want to show this information, he can also decide to disable last seen from your account settings.
In this case, you will no longer be able to know when the last time a person was connected to Instagram or if they are online.
Hide last seen Instagram
The operation is very simple. For hide last seen on Instagram you have to open the app, click on your profile icon and go to Menu > App Settings.
Go to the item Settings and Privacy and then choose Messages and answers to Stories > Show activity status and deactivate.
If you decide to disable last seenother users will not be able to have information about your activity on the social network but you will also no longer be able to view their status.
How to see the last seen Instagram even if hidden
Instagram does not have any official function that allows you to view the last login of a user who has decided to hide this information. After all, whoever deactivates it Activity Status it’s because he wants to have greater privacy and do not let people know when they are connected to the social network.
There’s only one way to see hidden last seen on instagramwhich however refers to a particular condition: account blocking.
If a user has not turned off Activity Status, but has you blocked on Instagramyou will be the only one who cannot see when and if he is online.
In this case, you can create a second Instagram account but:
You will have to become his follower; If the profile is private, the user will have to accept yours “Follow”;
You will have to send at least one direct.
Without these conditions, even with a new profile, you will not be able to check the last login of the user you are interested in. This method is also useful if you want to view Instagram Stories anonymously.