{"id":16065,"date":"2017-05-17T18:08:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T12:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=16065"},"modified":"2017-05-17T18:08:32","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T12:38:32","slug":"how-to-disable-google-hangouts-last-seen-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/how-to-disable-google-hangouts-last-seen-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable Google Hangouts Last Seen Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The last observed or last dynamic feature has turned into a general element for most moment delivery people and Hangouts is the same. Nonetheless, the last observed element is very feared by a few, because of the way that individuals come to know when you overlook them. Gratefully, Google has been sufficiently thoughtful to give you a choice to cripple Hangouts&#8217; most recently seen feature. In this way, on the off chance that you are arriving into issue with the Google Hangouts last observed element, here&#8217;s the way to incapacitate it on various platforms.<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"disable-last-seen-in-the-hangouts-web-client-or-extension\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Disable Last Seen in the Hangouts Web Client or Extension<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If you happen to use Google Hangouts through its web\u00a0portal, you can just login to your Google account in\u00a0the Hangouts web client. Then, hit the\u00a0<strong>hamburger menu button<\/strong>\u00a0to bring up the sidebar.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-169.png\" alt=\"How to Disable Google Hangouts Last Seen Feature\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-169.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-169-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here, click on \u201c<strong>Settings<\/strong>\u201c. In the Settings page,<strong>\u00a0untick the option \u201cShow when you were last online\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0to disable the last seen feature.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-138.png\" alt=\"How to Disable Google Hangouts Last Seen Feature\" width=\"640\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-138.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-138-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>You can also disable Hangouts\u2019 last active feature\u00a0through its Chrome extension as well. You can just open the Chrome app, hit the<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>hamburger menu button<\/strong>\u00a0and from the options,\u00a0<strong>untick the option \u201cShow when you were last online\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-125.png\" alt=\"How to Disable Google Hangouts Last Seen Feature\" width=\"560\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-125.png 560w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-125-296x300.png 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"disable-last-seen-in-gmail-web-client\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Disable Last Seen in\u00a0Gmail Web Client<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If you don\u2019t use the standalone web client or extension of Hangouts and instead, you use\u00a0Hangouts in Gmail, you can still disable last seen.<\/p>\n<p>To do it, you can just\u00a0<strong>click on your name<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>untick the option \u201cShow when you were last seen online\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-118.png\" alt=\"How to Disable Google Hangouts Last Seen Feature\" width=\"458\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-118.png 458w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-118-300x277.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"disable-last-seen-in-hangouts-app\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Disable Last Seen in Hangouts App<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 id=\"on-android\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>On Android<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>To disable last screen in\u00a0the Hangouts app on an Android smartphone or tablet, just open the hamburger menu and head to\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>. Here,\u00a0<strong>select your account<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16091\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-107.png\" alt=\"How to Disable Google Hangouts Last Seen Feature\" width=\"640\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-107.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-107-300x265.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then, tap on the \u201c<strong>Share you status<\/strong>\u201d option and\u00a0just<strong>\u00a0turn off the toggle for \u201cLast seen\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16092\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-101.png\" alt=\"How to Disable Google Hangouts Last Seen Feature\" width=\"640\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-101.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-101-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"on-ios\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>On iOS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If you are using Google Hangouts on an iPhone or iPad, you can just head to the\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>\u00a0in the app and tap on the \u201c<strong>Status<\/strong>\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-87.png\" alt=\"How to Disable Google Hangouts Last Seen Feature\" width=\"640\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-87.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-87-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>Here, just\u00a0<strong>turn off the \u201cLast active\u201d option<\/strong>\u00a0to disable last seen in Hangouts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16094\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8-66.png\" alt=\"How to Disable Google Hangouts Last Seen Feature\" width=\"320\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8-66.png 320w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8-66-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Disable Google Hangouts Last Seen Feature &#8211; 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