How to turn TikTok activity status on & off

If you’re an avid TikTok user, you’ve likely noticed the activity status in your inbox section, which shows you who is currently online. But is there a way to hide your status on TikTok?

Connecting with friends on TikTok is easy, and if you follow each other back, you can stay up to date with what each other is posting. It’s also simple to send messages and share your favorite videos on the app.

In 2022, TikTok rolled out an Activity Status feature, which, if both parties have the feature enabled, means you will be able to see whether or not your friends are online, making communicating even easier. Fortunately, turning the feature on and off is very easy.

Can you see if someone is active on TikTok?

You can see when your mutual followers—users you follow that follow you back—are active or were last active on TikTok if both of you have turned on Activity Status. 

This also means that your mutual followers will be able to see when you are active or were last active on TikTok. If only one of you has turned this setting on, neither of you will see the other person’s activity status.

How to turn TikTok Activity Status off & on

You will only be able to see whether someone’s active or when they were last active if you are mutual followers, and if you both have the feature switched on. In addition, you must be over the age of 18 to have access.

To access the settings for the feature and turn it on or off, simply do as follows:

1. Open TikTok.
2. Click on your profile in the bottom right corner.
3. Tap the three lines in the top right, then ‘Settings and privacy.’
4. Click ‘Privacy.’
5. Next to ‘Activity status,’ tap the toggle button to switch the feature either on or off.

TikTok also has a post view history feature that shows who has viewed your posts. If you turn on this setting, people you follow who also have it on will be able to see that you viewed their posts.

If you want to learn more about how to use TikTok, you can check out our other guides, including how to Stitch on TikTok and how to delete TikTok search history.