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Re:Show HN: Convert a number to an approximated text expression by atorodius on Sunday April 26, 2020 @05:21PM (#22990362)
I always assumed their system is simply to tell you roughly whether to expect the person to be online soonish. And I would find it too invading to have exact numbers - e.g. in WhatsApp almost everyone I know disables that.
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Re:Show HN: Convert a number to an approximated text expression by OJFord on Monday April 27, 2020 @06:08AM (#22994467)
It tells you the exact time anyway, just have to click on it (or otherwise get to the contact's profile). The options for disabling it are to make it visible to everybody/contacts/nobody.
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