Among the various features that WhatsApp offers its users, that of the last access is certainly one of the most “unpleasant”. It is not always clear how this works. Sometimes it looks up to date, sometimes it doesn’t. Other times it is not clear if the last access does not appear because we have been blocked. In short, the last access on WhatsApp becomes a problem for many Whatsappians. In this post we clarify by analyzing the various aspects of this feature.

What will you find in this article?

First we will see what the last login is and how to manage it.

Below, we will answer some of the most frequently asked questions about the last login on WhatsApp.

Let’s start with the fundamental question:

What does the last login on WhatsApp mean?

The last access on WhatsApp, or rather “the time of the last access”, is a function of the application linked to privacy that appears under the name of the contact in the chat, which indicates the last time a user connected to the application (as this photo shows).

So far everything simple and clear.

But let’s immediately see a small aspect that is almost never said:

The last access time on WhatsApp indicates the last time a user connected to the application with the connection active on the phone (or data traffic, or Wi-Fi).

NB The time of the last access is different from the double blue check.

This means that a user can open the application and read a message without the last access appearing, in cases where the mobile phone is not connected to the Internet.

This situation can happen in two different variations:

• or the owner of the phone is in an area with no Internet coverage.
• or the owner of the phone read the message by activating flight mode first, so that the time of the last access does not appear.

This second case is part of the various possibilities that WhatsApp offers to hide the last access.

How to hide the last login time on WhtatsApp?

There are several ways to hide the last login. Some are only temporary, some are permanent. Let’s analyze them individually in detail.

1. Hide last login on iPhone and Android | Standard mode

The official procedure for hiding the last login is very simple.

On iPhone , open WhatsApp and go to Settings -> Advanced and on last access choose whether to show it to Everyone, My friends or Nobody .

On Android , go to WhatsApp settings and click on Account -> Privacy , then choose whether to show it to Everyone, My friends or Nobody .

NB the same procedure also works on Windows.

NB2. On the same screen you can decide which of the contacts you want to show your profile photo and status.

2. Turn on airplane mode

The second way to not show the last access time is to put the phone in airplane mode before reading the message. In this way it is as if we have never logged into WhatsApp. Airplane mode is activated, WhatsApp is opened and the message is read, the application is requested and the connection is reactivated. The result? Message read and no last access.

Why am I seeing the last wrong login?

This is one of the most frequently asked questions regarding the last access time on WhatsApp. Many think they see a wrong or false last login, but that’s not true. Except in rare cases of WhatsApp malfunction, there is a logical explanation. We have explored the topic in this article on “last login and blue ticks” .

Why is the last login out of date?

Here are all the cases in which the latest updated login does not appear:

• the contact has not connected for a long time
• The contact is using flight mode or has turned off the last seen time
• that contact blocked you on WhatsApp
• you have deactivated the last access (if you deactivate it on your phone, you will not be able to see that of the others either).

Can I see the last WhatsApp access of a contact who deactivated it?

Many users have written to me asking me how to see the last access or a blocked contact or a contact who has disabled the option. On the web you can find various information on the subject, but the only solution that works in these cases is to use a program to spy on conversations , which provides all the information on the activity of a mobile phone, including the last access.