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I turn off wifi and cell service if I want to open the app surreptitiously. I’m not sure if it reports “last seen” in that scenario but at least there is one wa
by prpl 6y ago
I turn off wifi and cell service if I want to open the app surreptitiously. I’m not sure if it reports “last seen” in that scenario but at least there is one way to check the app without reporting.
- grawprog 6y agoYeah I do that too. It's a hacky work around though and I'm still not entirely sure it won't show you online briefly once you turn data on again. I know it shows you as online if you answer a message using the notification bar. I tested that one. It happens as soon as you click reply.
- bellyfullofbac 6y agoHaving 2 phones and 2 accounts I just checked. I opened Whatsapp at xx:00, other phone says "Last seen xx:00". Put phone to airplane mode, and at xx:03 I opened WhatsApp in that mode, then put WA on background (without "killing" it from the task switcher) and I immediately turned off airplane mode. I checked on the other phone, and it still said "Last seen at xx:00". So, it seems that line is honest, since I was on airplane mode, the network didn't "see" me.
- grawprog 6y agoThat's good to know at least. Honestly, I get overly paranoid sometimes about such things. It's hard to know what apps do in the background these days.