Roblox is a huge gaming platform packed with thousands of games in every genre. It's a blast playing with others, and you usually chat with friends using voice or text.

Sometimes you just want to game alone without interruptions. If that's you, this guide shows you how to hide your online status on Roblox across devices and setups.

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Can You Appear Offline on Roblox?

That said, several tricks let you hide your status well. They focus on privacy tweaks, chat controls, and careful friend choices so you can play undetected.

Xbox makes it easier than other platforms. On PC, Mobile, PS4, and VR, use privacy settings for the same effect.

How to Appear Offline on Roblox?

Here are the top methods:

Disable Online Status Visibility

The simplest way is to limit who sees your online status in settings. Once set, friends and followers won't know if you're logged in or playing.

Steps:

  1. Open Settings. On Desktop, click the Gear icon top-right. On Mobile, hit More then Settings.
  2. Go to Privacy & Content Restrictions.
  3. Click Visibility & Private Servers.
  4. Select the Online Status section.
  5. Under Online Status, pick who can see you online: connections, followers, users you follow, everyone, or no one. Limiting it hides you from outsiders.

Set Privacy & Communication Restrictions

Lock down chats and activity visibility to stay hidden. This stops messages and hides your gameplay from others.

Steps:

  • In Settings, head to the Privacy tab.
  • Turn off notifications like Update Friends About My Activity.
  • Set Who Can Message Me and Who Can Chat With Me to No One.
  • Change Who Can See My Inventory to No One.

These work on PC, Mobile, and PlayStation. On mobile, tap More bottom-right to access.

Join Private Servers

Private servers keep random players out—only invited folks join.

Steps:

  1. Open the game you want.
  2. Find Private or VIP server on the game page.
  3. Create one, invite trusted friends, or go solo for uninterrupted play.

Disable Notifications

Turn off alerts for friends, invites, and messages to stay off everyone's radar.

Steps:

  1. Settings > Notifications.
  2. Switch off all friend, invite, and message notifs.

Available on PC, mobile, VR.

Block or Temporarily Remove Friends

For friends who always pop up, block or unfriend them temporarily.

Steps:

  1. Go to Friends tab.
  2. Find the friend.
  3. Three Dots > Block or Remove.

They won't see you online or join your games.

Turn Off In-Game Chat

Disable chat to avoid giving away your presence.

Steps:

  1. Settings > Privacy.
  2. Set Communication and In-app Chat to No One.

No interactions mean no one spots you.

Combine these—like private servers with strict privacy—for max stealth on any device.