Sometimes you may feel like appear disconnected in the PS5. You may want to have some privacy or you just don’t want your friends to know what you are playing.
No matter the reason: you have the option of disconnecting your console from the internet or changing your online status, which will allow you to stay connected to the internet without your friends knowing.
This page explains how to appear offline, online, or appear ‘Busy’ on your PlayStation 5 and in the PlayStation smartphone app.
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To get the most out of your PlayStation 5 we have prepared a series of guides on user accounts, how to activate and configure Remote Play, the Create button to save images and videos, the online status and appear offline, how to place the support PS5 (horizontally and vertically), how to transfer saves from PS4 to PS5, and how to use the Control Center and Chooser.
How to appear offline on the PS5
Changing your online status on PS5 is quite easy, all you have to do is select your user account from the upper right corner of the home screen or from the Control Center, which is accessed by pressing the PS button.
Once you have done it, you will have several options, including ‘Online Status’.
When you select it you will be able to decide if you appear connected, disconnected or ‘Busy’; the latter serves to warn your friends not to bother you.
‘Busy’ is the PS5 version of ‘Do Not Disturb’ and it is quite useful, because it will notify your friends that you are using your console but it will prevent you from receiving notifications that could interrupt your game. It’s also fine for when you want to use your console for something other than gaming, for example watching a movie.
After selecting the option, the way your account appears to your friends will change and it will remain that way unless you change it again or turn off your console.
How to change your online status using the PS App
It is possible to change your status online using the PS App.
To do this you will have to enter Settings of the app for PlayStation mobile devices and choose ‘Personal information | Messages’ followed by ‘Online Status and Playing Now’.
From here you can decide who can see your online status, including what you are playing now, with the options Everyone, Friends of Friends or Only friends.
It is not as effective or fast as changing your online status using the PS5, but if you prefer to use the PS App here you have the option.
To get the most out of your PlayStation 5 we have prepared a series of guides on user accounts, how to activate and configure Remote Play, the Create button to save images and videos, the online status and appear offline, how to place the support PS5 (horizontally and vertically), how to transfer saves from PS4 to PS5, and how to use the Control Center and Chooser.
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