How Do You Know If Someone Has Turned Your Read Receipts Off on WhatsApp?
When you send a message on WhatsApp, you want to make sure the person receives and reads it. While WhatsApp does have a method of knowing when messages are read, it is possible to turn read receipts off. Sending a voice message is a way to test if read receipts have been deactivated and can let you know if the person you are texting has turned it off on their WhatsApp.
WhatsApp is a popular messaging app owned by Facebook and used by approximately 2 billion users. The app has a number of features including video chatting, telephone calls and text. As with a number of texting applications, WhatsApp does have a way to indicate if the receiver has read your text messages. However, it is possible to turn read receipts off in WhatsApp. How do you know if someone has turned off read receipts on WhatsApp? You can learn more about WhatsApp by contacting user support here, and you can read below to find out if someone has turned off read receipts.
How Read Receipts Work
WhatsApp uses checkmarks in messaging to show if the message has been sent, delivered and read. When you send a text in WhatsApp, one checkmark will appear beside the message. Once it is delivered to the recipient's device, a second check mark will appear beside the first one. When the two check marks turn blue, you know the recipient has read your text. A user simply has to go into privacy settings to turn off read receipts.
How to Know if Someone Has Turned Off Read Receipts
When you send messages to someone on WhatsApp and that person has deactivated read receipts, you may be left wondering if they have even seen your message. You may wonder if the other person is ignoring your message or if you have been blocked. WhatsApp does not tell you when a recipient has turned off read receipts; however, there is a way to check. WhatsApp will only disable read receipts for text, but voice messages will still show the blue check marks as soon as the recipient plays the message. To send a voice message on WhatsApp, follow these steps:
- Open WhatsApp on your smart device.
- Log into your account.
- Open chat with the person you wish to communicate with.
- Tap and hold on the microphone to the right of the chat box.
- Record your message and send it.
- When the receiver listens to the message, the check marks will turn blue even when the text messages do not.
If you suspect the person you are texting has turned off read receipts, you can use the technique above to find out; however, you do not want to overuse this method. If you find read receipts have been turned off, respect the privacy of the person you are texting by not overly using the voice message workaround. For more information or assistance, contact WhatsApp here.
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