How To Tell When Someone Was Last Active on Facebook

Love stalking your friends and family on Facebook? Or maybe all your conversations go through Facebook or Messenger. Then, it is essential for you to know whether the person you are chatting with is online on the platform or not. Thankfully, there are a few ways you can tell when someone was last active on Facebook. 

Why Is the Last Active Status Not Shown for Some Friends on Facebook?

Before you can figure out your friends or family’s last active status on Facebook, there are a few reasons why it may not appear for their account. 

• Disabled activity status: If the person has disabled their Last Active status on Facebook, you can’t see when they were last online on Facebook. 
• Inactive on Facebook: If your friend has not used Facebook for a long time, you will not be able to see when they were last online. The primary reason is that Facebook shows status only if you have been active at least once in the last 24 hours.
• Blocked: Another reason you cannot see the Last Active status is that you have been blocked. Check if you can see that person’s profile picture, search for them on Facebook, or do a video chat. If not, they have likely blocked you on Facebook.

How To Tell When Someone Was Last Active on Facebook

Usually, when a person is active on Facebook, it displays your status as active on Messenger and vice-versa. 

1. Using Messenger

The best way to check a person’s last active status on Facebook is through Messenger. You can do this from Messenger’s mobile app or Facebook’s website.

1. Open the Facebook Messenger app on your phone.
2. A carousel is shown at the top with the active contacts.
3. If you can see a green dot beside a person’s profile image, it means they are active on the platform.
   
4. Alternatively, you can go to the People tab from the Active now section to see who is currently online.
   

If the user recently went offline, you will see an inactivity timer beside their name. If a person appears online, you can send a message to them and wait to see how quickly it becomes seen. However, if your Facebook messages aren’t going through, this trick won’t work.

2. Check the Last Active Status From Facebook on the Web

You can also check the online status of your Facebook contacts from the web and start chatting with them from the web. Similar to mobile, an inactivity timer is also displayed for each contact.

1. Log into Facebook from your browser.
2. Check the right side of the screen, under the Contact section, and you will see a list of online friends.
3. A green dot beside the profile image means that they are active. 
   

Alternatively, you can open Messenger by clicking the messenger icon on the left top. If that person is anyone active on Facebook, a green dot will appear beside their profile image.

How to Know When Someone Is Chatting With You on Messenger

Facebook provides an option to let your connections and friends know when you are chatting with them. For this, both parties must update their Active Status settings.

1. Open the Messenger app on your phone.
2. Tap the hamburger menu on the top left.
3. Then, tap the Settings icon.
4. Find and select the Active Status option.
   
5. Toggle on the Show when you’re active together option.

   

Once done, your friends can see when you are active on Messenger and chatting with them as long as they have the same settings as you.

Hiding Your Online Status Is Easy on Facebook

Nowadays, nobody wants to show they are active on any social media. Facebook offers these settings to help you have peace of mind. As a matter of fact, Facebook allows you to use Messenger even if you have deleted your Facebook account. This is called a Deactivated Except Messenger Account (DEMA). It doesn’t allow anyone to see your Facebook active state, and you won’t be searchable on the platform either.

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