I’ve only discovered this because I’ve given Arcane chat a try. While testing the app, I’ve noticed the Last Seen was showing right on the top profile bar, while on DC it’s placed on the profile (see pics). I’ve learned the last seen refers to the last message sent, but I’m anyway quite surprised t…

Don’t really want to get into an argument with you guys, I’ve only been the spokesman of a group of users who sees same things I see. Don’t really think I/we should be explaining what “last seen” in DC chat means, as people is used to mainstream messaging apps. But I’ve learned one thing in the op…

See Revealed status of the contact ( online/offline) [green dot presence based on last sent message] About the option to disable recently online indicator

Read that thank you. But it lacks of mention about the “last seen” status on any given profile. I think it would be quite reasonable to offer users an option to opt out from showing their last online interaction aka “last seen”. Of course, it will be both way (I don’t show, and won’t see others’). A…

All of the mainstream messaging apps have this option (WA, TG, Signal) they also much more need it as they are doing “real time presence”, so your WA, TG, Signal device pings actively, eg. every second, a server, that then pings the devices of your friends saying “hey, i am online!”. so even if …

I fully understand the technical part of it. What I don’t understand is why is there (last seen) in the first place. What’s the function of it? Is it vital for the app that would not work without? Lots of users I interact with daily on DC have noticed the same thing, as something that it’s “imposed…

One of the reasons for existence of “last seen” internally is sorting the member list. Recently seen members are at the top, so you can clean up inactive contacts that have not been seen for years, and easily see for someone who has multiple profiles which one is the most recent.

I get all that. But it will still be nice for like minded and advanced user to have a toggle in the settings to hide it at least from the UI (and so not from the system). Something as simple as Hide “Last Seen” status from UI I’m sure I’m not the only one arguing that.

[image] ggrey: We don’t really need to know when X Y and Z have last interacted with the app, while many just don’t like other to see it.. This is probably what you devs don’t understand with all due respect, the one that don’t seem to understand is you, despite already being said to you abov…

[image] ggrey: “last seen” maybe “last seen” should be renamed to “last activity” ?

[image] session: maybe “last seen” should be renamed to “last activity” ? yip, thinking about alternative wordings make sense, as this avoids wrong expectations. while “last active” is another wording, it may still be worse, as it is the view of the peer, not my own view as “last seen (by me)…

Kind of hard to wording as it’s the last interaction with that particular user in a 1to1 chat while on a group it’s the last interaction with that particular group. But “last seen” recall to mainstream messaging apps meaning of it. Nice catch :wink: Popped to my mind (don’t know how feasible it is) …

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Option to hide "last seen" and online status

Feature Proposal

WofWca June 29, 2026, 9:44am 2

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Revealed status of the contact ( online/offline) [green dot presence based on last sent message]
About the option to disable recently online indicator