Xbox online status how to appear as Last seen.

Hello,my name is Oskayra, I will be happy to help you in any way possible.

I'm so sorry for what you're going through, open the Xbox app on your mobile device and then sign in. Select your gamer image in the lower right corner of the screen. Select Appear Online or Appear Offline to change your online status.

Source: https://support.xbox.com/help/family-online-safety/online-safety/online-presence

I hope the information is helpful to you, if not, let me know that I will be happy to continue helping you, good luck and happy day.

Sincerely,
Oskaira.

I looked there, the only option under Online Safety Settings choosing custom is Online Status, which blocks you completely from being seen online. I want to be seen online just dont want my "last online 2 hours ago" showing

Yes, I am speaking from personal experience. I have had someone tell me the same thing about my 'last online' message changing, which made them in-turn think they had just missed me. And I have seen the same thing happen to my friends' last online message
as well. And, as I pointed out in my previous message, when I went/go to Xbox.com to see said friends latest activity, it shows as "Last Online at so-and-so ago on Xbox.com". The same thing happens every time you send a text message over the Xbox.com website.
Also. I changed my online status to appearing offline on the console and also just logged out and logged back in to Xbox.com, and my status changed here on the website from "Last online/seen so-and-so minutes ago playing Dead Space 2" to "Last seen so-and-so
minutes ago playing Xbox.com" So, all-in-all judging by your second post, I suspect this is what happened. =)

When you are signed in to your Xbox Live-enabled profile, you can change your "presence" or “online status" information. To do this, follow these steps:

Press the Xbox Guide button to display the Xbox Guide.

Select Settings.

Select Preferences.

Select Online Status.

To set how you appear to other players when you are online, select one of the following options:

Online

Away

Busy

Appear Offline

Hi, my name is Julian and I'm an Xbox gamer just like you. Let's try to solve your issue together.

What you're seeing is likely due to privacy settings or network issues causing a delay in Xbox Live status updates. Sometimes, if someone sets their online status to "Appear offline" or has specific privacy settings applied, it can show them as "Last seen playing..." even if they’re online.

Here are the steps to try it:

1) Set your status to "Appear offline". Press the Xbox button > Profile & system > your profile > Appear offline.

2) Adjust your privacy settings. Go to https://login.live.com/

> Xbox privacy > View details & customize > Online status & history. You can set who sees if you're online or what you're playing.

More details here https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/family-onli...

Let me know if you need further assistance.