Key Highlights
- Truecaller is the most downloaded caller ID app on Android
- Has over 500 million downloads on Google Play Store
- Can filter out telemarketing and spam calls
Truecaller is one of the popular Caller ID and spam prevention apps that has over 500 million downloads worldwide. The messaging app filters out telemarketers, spam, and other unwanted calls to manage all of your calls and messages promptly. It maintains a community-based spam list that is updated by almost all users across the world.
Truecaller also records when a user was ‘last seen.’ With this feature, other users will be able to see when a certain user last used the application. It was WhatsApp that first introduced this feature when it was acquired by Facebook. It has been criticized by many and also has been favored by many. If enabled, the ‘Last Seen’ feature displays the most recent activity of the users on the app.
Now, Truecaller which allows users to look up individuals who have registered with their mobile phones also has the “Last Seen” feature in the app. In this article, we will help you learn how to hide last seen on your Android phone in Truecaller.
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How To Hide Last Seen In Truecaller
Step 1: Open the Truecaller app on your Android phone.
Step 2: You will see a burger icon on the top left side, tap on that.
Step 3: From a list of options, click on ‘Settings’.
Step 4: Under the Settings, you will get all the options that we need to change Truecaller behaviors. Tap on the option ‘Privacy Center’.
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Step 5: At the front of the ‘Availability’ option, tap on the toggle button. When the toggle button is ON, it shows other Truecaller users whether a user is busy during phone caller or their phone is on Silent mode.
Step 6: Turn it off and other users will not be able to see your Last call activity of yours.
Anyone using Truecaller who has the “Last Seen” feature enabled can see when you were last active. Since the app is always running in the background, last seen in this case refers to the most recent time you were actively using your phone. The only circumstances in which the other party cannot view your most recent details are when they are not using Truecaller or have turned off the feature.
