2 Easy Ways to Hide What Game You're Playing on Discord

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A user-friendly guide to stop people from seeing what you play on Discord
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Discord can be a great way to socialize with other online gamers, but you may also value your privacy on the popular messenger app. Fortunately, you can hide what game you are playing on Discord. Here's how to hide what game you're playing on Discord using a Windows or Mac computer.

Hiding Your Game Status on Discord

To stop Discord from showing others your activity status, click the cog icon. Click Activity privacy and toggle off "Share your detected activities with others". To stop Discord from detecting a specific game, delete it from the list of games under "Registered Games".

Method 1
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Hiding Activity Status (All Games)

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    Discord is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. [1] You can also use Discord in your browser at https://discord.com/ .
    • If you're playing a game with Discord Rich Presence support, Discord will indicate your gaming activity to your friends. Use this method to disable all activity status, or skip to the next section to hide only certain games .
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    This is in the bottom-left corner, next to your profile picture and username .
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    You can find this in the left panel, underneath the Activity Settings header.
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    This option is at the top of the page. The switch will turn grey. [2]
    • Discord saves changes to your settings automatically, so you may exit this page and continue playing.
    • You can revisit this section at any time to turn the slider back on and share your gaming status with others.
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Hiding Certain Games or Apps

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    Discord is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. You can also use Discord in your browser at https://discord.com/ .
    • Use this method to keep your activity status on but hide specific games.
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    You can find this in the left panel, underneath the Activity Settings header.
    • You'll see a list of all currently added and recognized games.
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    This is the Toggle detection icon. When the red slash is active, this particular game will not show in your activity status.
    • This feature is relatively new and may be buggy. For best experiences, hover over the game you want to hide and click the X to fully remove it from your added games. When you launch it again, it won't show in your activity status.
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    If you have certain accounts connected to your Discord profile, such as Crunchyroll , PlayStation, or Xbox, your activity will be displayed when you engage in these services. To hide it, do the following:
    • Click the cog icon.
    • Click Connections in the left panel.
    • Toggle off Display [connection] as your status .
    • Repeat for all connections you want to hide.
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      1. ↑ https://discord.com/download
      2. ↑ https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/7931156448919-Activity-Status-Recent-Activity

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