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How to Appear Offline on Xbox? (Step-By-Step Guide)

JoséBy JoséDecember 17, 2022
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The Xbox One and the Xbox Series’ privacy settings allow you to customize who gets to see when you’re online. Let’s remember these two console families share interfaces and services. The tutorial is the same for either option.

In summary, you’ll find the relevant options on the console’s privacy or the profile menu. Otherwise, you can find it on the app.

Appear Offline on Xbox Series and Xbox One Consoles

To appear offline on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One, you can simply go to the Profile side menu and change it quickly.

This is the easiest way, and here’s the tutorial:

  1. Go to your Xbox’s home page
  2. Press the Xbox button on the controller to open the menu xbox-button
  3. Go to Profile & system, all the way to the right
  4. Select your profile profile and system xbox
  5. At the bottom of the new menu, select Appear online. If you already selected to appear offline, you’ll see it as “Appear offline” instead. appear online or offline Xbox
  6. Select Appear offline select appear offline xbox

The process will make you appear offline to every player. It doesn’t matter if someone has you added as a friend; you’ll still be invisible to them, even if you’re playing with them.

Appear Offline to Anyone but Your Friends on Xbox

You can customize it further and decide who gets to see you when you’re online. Even more, you can customize who can talk to you, add you to their contact list, or play with you:

  1. Go to your Xbox’s home screen
  2. Press the Xbox button on the controller xboxx-button
  3. Go to Profile & System
  4. Select Settingsprofile and system settings
  5. Go to Account
  6. Select Privacy & online safety privacy and online safety
  7. Select Xbox Live privacy xbox live privacy
  8. Select View details & customize view-details-and-customize
  9. Select Online status & history xbox online history

There’re multiple options on the new page, on a series of dropdown menus. These settings offer three options: “Everybody,” “Friends,” and “Block.” To make your profile visible only to your friends, select “Friends” on “Others can see if you’re online.”

Appear Offline through the Xbox App

There’s a third way to appear offline while playing on Xbox One or Xbox Series. The alternative is available through the Xbox app, free for Android and iPhone. 

So, first, you can download the app for your smart device, launch it, and log in with the same credentials you use on your Xbox. 

Then, here’s what you need to do:

  1. Open the app
  2. Tab your profile picture. It’s on the bottom-right of the app’s home page.
  3. Tab “Appear Offline.” It’s a button on the profile page below your profile picture and name. appear offline xbox app

Tapping the button will automatically swap between offline and online. If you were online, it would remove the green dot next to your profile, so your friends will always see you as “offline.” 

Then, if you want to appear online again, you can tap the “Appear online” button. Alternatively, you can do it on the Xbox with the steps above.

Additional Privacy Options on Xbox

Microsoft offers a broad suite of privacy settings for its console users. If you’re an Xbox owner, you should check the options before playing online.

Particularly, if there’re children at home, you should take care of these settings for them. In other words, use their consoles and accounts to make gaming more private. It’s a matter of safety. 

So, go back to the Xbox Live privacy menu, and check its options thoroughly. Alternatively, you can change the configuration on your PC using a web browser: 

  1. Sign in to Xbox on this page. Use the same credentials you’re using on your console.
  2. Click your Gamertag at the top right of the screen. xbox privacy settings.jpg
  3. Select Xbox profile xbox profile
  4. Go to Privacy settings. privacy settings xbox web page
  5. After selecting Privacy settings, you may have to log in with your Microsoft account. It may even ask you to verify your identity by sending a code to your email or phone.sign to xbox
  6. Select “Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and Windows 10 devices Online Safety.” online safety xbox
  7. Review the settings carefully and update what you want to change
  8. Click on “Submit” at the bottom to save the changes.
  9. Check the Privacy tab for other settings, and remember to click on “Submit” to save changes. privacy settings xbox page

For example, on the Privacy tab, you can customize who sees when you’re online. change online status xbox

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José

I'm a content creator happy to write, film, edit, and share original content. I used to work as a journalist, yet I'm constantly pursuing other creative and fun endeavors On the side, I manage an entertainment YouTube channel. On my downtime, I'm an avid casual gamer -if such a thing exists. See, I'd rather play Mass Effect for the 100th time than try my luck on Warzone again. . Oh, I'm also a father, which is my best job.

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