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This wikiHow teaches you how to prevent Viber from sharing your online status when you’re using an Android.
Steps
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1Open Viber on your Android. It’s a purple chat bubble icon with a white phone receiver inside. You’ll usually find it on the home screen or in the app drawer.
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2Tap ☰. It’s at the top-left corner of the screen.Advertisement
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3Tap Settings.
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4Tap Privacy.
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5Tap Share ‘Online’ Status. This removes the check mark from its corresponding circle. Now your Viber contacts won’t know when you're on or offline.
- You can update this setting only once every 24 hours.
- If you don't want your contacts to know when you've seen their messages, tap Send 'Seen' Status to remove its corresponding check mark.
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1. Open Viber.
2. Tap ☰.
3. Tap Settings.
4. Tap Privacy.
5. Tap Share ‘Online’ Status.
