Discord is the most popular gaming chat app, which enables users to communicate with friends while playing games. One of its most well-known features is the ability to take a look at your friends list and see what game everyone is playing at that moment. This is possible due to the Rich Presence functionality that automatically sets your Discord activity to the current game you’re playing, the song you’re listening to on Spotify, and more. However, that could quickly become annoying, with the activity being shown even when the game’s accidentally open but minimized or friends pestering you to play with them. We are here to help you avoid this situation and take control of your privacy. So it’s time to learn how to stop Discord from showing what game you’re playing. Using this guide, you will be able to hide your current game activity on servers and play your favorite titles peacefully.
In this guide, we have included the steps to disable game activity for your Discord account on desktop and mobile. Also, we explain how you can stop showing the game you’re playing on certain servers, so let’s dive right in.
- Stop Showing What Game You’re Playing on Discord (Windows)Don’t Show the Game You’re Playing in Individual Discord ServersStop Sharing Your Activity on Discord Mobile (Android and iOS)Frequently Asked Questions
Stop Showing What Game You’re Playing on Discord (Windows)
First, we will explain how to stop Discord from showing the game you are playing across the platform, be it your friends list or servers. This method works on the Discord web app as well as the Windows, Mac, and Linux apps. Here are the steps you need to follow:
Under Settings, scroll down and click the “Activity Privacy” option in the left sidebar.
Next, disable the “Display current activity as a status message” toggle in the right pane to hide what game you’re playing right now from others on Discord.
In addition, you can set whether your game activity should be visible on large Fornite or Minecraft Discord servers you join in the future. If you don’t want everyone to see what you’re playing, you can disable the “Share your activity status by default when joining large servers” on the same settings screen.
You will see a “Server Privacy” confirmation prompt, asking you whether you wish to apply the new setting to existing servers or not, select the option as per your liking. And that’s it. You have successfully changed your privacy settings to stop showing what games you’re playing on Discord.
Now, in addition to changing the privacy settings, you can choose to remove the games that were previously shown in the activity status on Discord. Here’s how that works:
- Navigate to Discord settings and select “Registered Games” from the left sidebar.
Don’t Show the Game You’re Playing in Individual Discord Servers
Now, there’s a possibility that you only want to disable the game activity feature on select servers and not across the platform. Well, you can do that easily and stop showing what game you’re playing on that particular server. Your friends and users on other servers you have joined will still be able to see your current activity.
From the dropdown menu that opens, click the “Privacy Settings” option.
Now, much like we did in the first section, disable the “Activity Status” toggle. This will stop sharing what game you’re playing on the selected server. Your activity will be visible everywhere else in the chat app.
Stop Sharing Your Activity on Discord Mobile (Android and iOS)
If you have Discord on your iPhone or Android phone and use it to talk with friends while gaming, the app doesn’t show the mobile game’s name in the activity status. That only happens on Samsung Galaxy phones, where users need to set up and make use of an exclusive Discord integration. Yes, your friends or users in servers you’re a part of cannot see the mobile game you are playing.
- Under the Privacy & Safety settings page, turn off the “Display current activity as a status message” toggle. And that’s it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Discord show what you are doing on the Internet?
No, Discord does not automatically show what you are browsing on Chrome to your friends and users on a server. However, you can choose to show you are using Google Chrome in the activity status. You need to manually add the app using the “Settings -> Registered Games -> Not seeing your app? Add it!” option. Discord will then show your status as “Playing Google Chrome” to users.
