Question: How do I change WhatsApp privacy settings to hide online status, profile photo, last seen, status update, About message, live location and Read Receipt Status?
Content Summary
Restrict Who Can View Status Updates
Prevent People From Viewing Profile Photo
Turn Off Last Seen Timestamp
Choose Who Can View About Message
Share Live Location
Hide Read Receipt Status
Blocking Contacts
Use Notifications to Read Messages in Stealth-mode
Reference
Restrict Who Can View Status Updates
Step 1: Go to Settings > Accounts > Privacy > Status.
Step 2: Select Only Share With, click on the green check mark without selecting any contact.
Prevent People From Viewing Profile Photo
Step 1: Go to Settings > Accounts > Privacy > Profile Photo.
Step 2: Select Nobody.
Turn Off Last Seen Timestamp
Step 1: Go to Settings > Account > Privacy > Last seen.
Step 2: Select Nobody.
Choose Who Can View About Message
Step 1: Go to Settings > Accounts > Privacy > About.
Step 2: Select Nobody.
Share Live Location
Step 1: Disable the location permission of WhatsApp in App Permissions setting.
Step 2: The Live Location in WhatsApp Settings > Accounts > Privacy > Live Location will show the message “You aren’t sharing live location in any chats“.
Hide Read Receipt Status
Step 1: Go to Settings > Accounts > Privacy > Read receipts.
Step 2: Uncheck it to turn off.
Blocking Contacts
Step 1: Click on the contact you wish to block.
Step 2: Click on their name to show their details.
Step 3: Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Block.
Use Notifications to Read Messages in Stealth-mode
Step 1: Go to Settings > Notifications > Popup notification.
Step 2: Select No popups.
