How to View Your Connections Recent Activity on LinkedIn

[last updated – Feb 2026]

LinkedIn changes its interface frequently, but one thing has remained consistent: a person’s Activity section can reveal valuable insight into what matters to them professionally.

Used correctly, the Activity Feed helps you:

• Prepare for meetings
• Start more relevant conversations
• Spot timing signals for new opportunities
• Avoid generic “just checking in” outreach

This guide explains what you can (and can’t) see in 2025, why it matters, and how to access activity on both desktop and mobile.

Why View LinkedIn Activity? (And How It Helps)

Depending on how active a person is, their Activity section can provide a useful snapshot of their current priorities and interests.

You can typically learn:

• Topics they care about – based on posts they publish, repost, or comment on.
• Content they engage with – including articles, posts, and discussions they react to or comment on.
• What they’re actively talking about – comments often reveal more intent than original posts.
• Career-related updates – such as job changes or role announcements (when shared publicly).

This information is especially useful when you review it before a meeting, call, or outreach message. Many professionals use activity insights to:

• Ask about an article or idea someone recently shared
• Recommend relevant resources (books, tools, or articles)
• Congratulate them on role changes or announcements
• Reference a comment they made to start a thoughtful conversation

These context-rich interactions tend to land far better than a generic “just checking in.”

What You Can and Can’t See

LinkedIn has tightened privacy controls over time. As a result, not all actions are visible, even if someone is very active.

Typically Visible

• Posts they publish or repost
• Comments they leave on other posts
• Reactions (likes, celebrations, etc.), depending on settings
  

Often Not Visible

• New connections they make
• Groups they join or participate in
• Everyone they follow (companies or individuals)
  

What you see depends heavily on:

• The member’s privacy settings
• Whether content is public, connections-only, or private
  

LinkedIn’s own feed curation and limits

How to View Someone’s Activity Feed

To view someone’s activity feed, first navigate to their profile on LinkedIn. Scroll down to the Activity Section of the profile. There you will see the most recent 4 or 5 activities for that person.  Here is an example, using my friend Dan Stalp’s profile:

Clicking on the “See All” link brings you to the activity page.

As you can see, there are different ways to filter a person’s activity at the top of the page. You can use “Posts” to see the latest posts your contact has shared.  “All Activity” shows items they created AND things they have liked and commented on.

Available filters may change slightly, but posts, comments, and reactions remain the core categories.

Viewing Your Own LinkedIn Activity

Sometimes, you may want to view your own activity. For example, maybe you are looking for the article that you shared 3 days ago. Here are the two easiest ways to get to your activity feed.

The first is to use the main LinkedIn menu. Click on your picture and select Posts & Activity

This will bring you to a screen similar to the one we saw above:

You can also bookmark this page for quick access when repurposing or referencing older content..

Using a Mobile App

Accessing your connections activity feed using LinkedIn’s mobile app works exactly as described above. Here is a screen shot of Dan’s activity using the LinkedIn app on my Android phone:

One difference you may notice is that the mobile app has replaced Documents with Interests. That could be a hint of things to come in the desktop version.

A Note About Privacy Settings

What appears in activity feeds is heavily influenced by privacy controls.

Your own visibility—and what you see from others—is affected by settings found under:

Settings & Privacy → Visibility

Key takeaways:

• Not all activity is shown, even if it happened recently
• Some members intentionally limit visible engagement
• LinkedIn does not show a complete or chronological activity history

New in 2026: Controlling Who Sees Your Activity Feed

LinkedIn has added more granular controls over activity visibility. Beyond the general privacy settings, you can now specify exactly who can view your activity feed.

This matters because it gives you more control over professional boundaries. You might want connections to see your activity, but not your entire network—or you might want to keep it completely private while job searching.

Here’s how to adjust this setting:

1. Click on your profile picture in the upper right
2. Select Settings & Privacy
3. Navigate to the Visibility tab
4. Look for “Visibility of your LinkedIn activity” or “Who can see your activity feed”
5. Click Change and select from these options:
   • Everyone – Maximum visibility (public)
   • Your network – Connections plus followers
   • Your connections – Only direct connections
   • Only you – Completely private

Keep in mind:

• Restricting activity visibility may reduce engagement on your posts and limit networking opportunities
• Even with restricted settings, your Activity section will still appear on your profile—it just won’t be populated with visible content to those outside your selected audience
• This setting is separate from whether you share profile edits with your network (another toggle in the same section)

If you’re actively job searching or prefer to engage without broadcasting every interaction, setting your activity feed to “Your connections” or “Only you” can be strategic. Once you’re ready to be more visible, you can always open it back up.

Frequently Asked Questions

Final Thoughts

The LinkedIn Activity section isn’t a surveillance tool—it’s a conversation shortcut.

Used responsibly, it helps you:

• Be more relevant
• Be more human
• Show up informed instead of cold

That context can make the difference between being ignored and starting a real conversation.