✎ Key Points:
» You can detect if someone has blocked you on Instagram by searching for their username. If their account does not appear in the search results, they have likely blocked you, making their last seen unavailable.
» You can try the search option to look for the user’s account. If it doesn’t show up, they might have blocked you, preventing you from viewing their last seen activity.
» If you are not among the 25 most recent chats with a user on Instagram, you won’t be able to see their last seen information. Ensure you’re in their recent chats to access this feature.
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Why Can’t I See If Someone Is Active On Instagram:
Here are the reasons below if Instagram is not showing ‘last active’ time:
1. If the Activity status is Turned Off
If you cannot see someone’s activity status, there is a good chance that they have turned it off completely. There is a feature on Instagram for people who like to maintain their privacy. This feature allows people to turn off their activity status. This means that none of their followers or friends can see when they were last available on social media.
If you have turned off your Activity Status, no one will be able to see your last seen updates. However, as a consequence, you also cannot see anyone else’s Activity Status.
2. Not in the past 25th Chat
Once you are in the direct messages section, keep scrolling. You will notice that you can see the activity status of most of the people you have chatted with. But when you scroll past the 25th Chat, you will notice that you can no longer see anyone’s Activity Status. This is not a temporary glitch in the app and is the same for every Instagram account.
To summarize, you cannot see someone’s activity status if you have not contacted them through Instagram in the recent past.
This is the most common reason you cannot see someone’s activity status. Instagram limits the’ last seen’ activity status to only the first 25 users you have contracted with most recently.
This means that anyone below the 25th user will be unable to see your activity status.
3. Person Blocked You on Instagram
If the user on Instagram has blocked you, you won’t be able to see their last seen status. However, this is a rare scenario. It may be likely that you may have disagreed in the past or for personal reasons. Unlike being restricted, it is easy to know if someone has blocked you on Instagram.
4. They Are Not Following You
If you cannot see someone’s activity status, likely, they are not following you even though you follow them. It does not matter if your account is public or private, the person still has to follow you back for you to see their activity status.
5. Instagram Activity Status Glitch
Sometimes apps end up having bugs that do not allow a certain section of your account or app to function as it normally does. These bugs are fixed when the app is updated. These bugs might be the reason why you cannot see someone’s activity status.
What does the Activity Status look like: Mean
1. Active X minutes/hours ago – This means that the account holder was online x number of minutes or hours ago, where x is a number.
2. Active today – This appears when someone has not opened the Instagram app in more than 8 hours but less than 24 hours.
3. Active yesterday – When an account holder has not used the app in more than 24 hours, the activity status changes from “Active today” to “Active yesterday”.
4. Online – This is the status that shows when a person is using the app at that point in time and is available.
5. Typing – Instagram shows this status in the chat section when someone has opened your chat and is in the process of texting you.
Frequently Asked Questions:
1. How Can VPN Fix This Last Seen Issue on Instagram?
If you’re living in countries like UK, USA and meanwhile the Instagram server is having issues or internal bugs, then switching your location to Netherlands or Canada can solve this. Although this is subject to testing, you can test this out, and let’s see if that works for you.
2. How long does Instagram activity status last?
You should know that the last active time last 24 hours and after that it is tagged as ‘yesterday’ or the day before but not any exact time is shown.
