{"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\u2019 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\u2019s the way to incapacitate it on various platforms.<\/p>\n[ad type=\u201dbanner\u201d]\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>\u00a0<\/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=\u201dbanner\u201d]\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=\u201dbanner\u201d]\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=\u201dbanner\u201d]\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=\u201dbanner\u201d]\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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