Why Does Messenger Not Show When Someone Was Last Active?

Learn why Facebook Messenger may not display a user's last active status due to privacy settings or technical issues.

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Messenger may not show someone's last active status due to privacy settings. Users can choose to turn off their active status, making them appear unavailable. Additionally, issues like temporary glitches or connection problems can also prevent this information from displaying.

FAQs & Answers

  1. Why does Messenger sometimes not show when someone was last active? Messenger may hide a user's last active status if they have disabled it in privacy settings, or due to temporary glitches or connectivity problems.
  2. Can I see the last active status if someone turned off their active status on Messenger? No, if a user disables their active status, Messenger will not show when they were last online to others.
  3. How can I fix Messenger not showing last active status? Try checking your internet connection, restarting the app, or updating Messenger. Also, note that you cannot see last active status if the user has disabled it.

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