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Messages with read receipts show that the Disable or Enable Read Receipts. When you send a message with a “read receipt,” you can see when the person who got it opened it. In the same way, the person on the other end will know when you read their messages. The feature is built into Apple’s Messages app, but regular SMS texts can’t use it.
Unfortunately, this feature can make everyone anxious and worried, especially if someone sees that you’ve read their message but is worried because you haven’t replied right away. You might be busy with something else or just need some time to think of the right answer. Don’t worry so much. You can turn on read receipts just as easily as you can turn them off for everyone or just for certain people.
Steps to Disable or Enable Read Receipts On Android
- Open the Message app from your Android device’s home screen or menu.
- Tap your Gmail profile picture at the top-right corner of the screen.
- Click “Message Settings“.
- Tap “General“, and then click “Chat Features“.
- Toggle off the “Send Read Receipt” option in the settings to turn off the read receipt.
On Samsung Phone
- Start the Messages app.
- Tap the three dots to open the pop-up menu.
- Tap “Settings.”
- In the Messages Settings screen, tap “More settings.”
- Tap “Text messages.”
- Turn off “Delivery reports” by swiping the button to the left.
- Tap the Back button to go to the previous screen.
- Tap “Multimedia messages.”
- Turn off “Delivery reports” by swiping the button to the left.
- Also turn off “Read reports” in the same way.
Steps to Disable or Enable Read Receipts On iPhone and iPad
- Open the Settings app, then scroll down to and tap Messages.
- Scroll to Send Read Receipts and tap the toggle by this option to turn it off. Read receipts will now be turned off for every contact. To enable read receipts again for individual contacts,
FAQS
How to Turn Off Read Receipts on Android. Go to the Message settings menu, and click on general settings. Then, click on the Chat features option. You will see the Send read receipts toggle option.
If the person who you sent a message to has their read receipts enabled, then they will automatically send a read receipt when they open the message. Some people don’t have receipts enabled, and it’s usually pretty easy to tell.
Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad. Scroll down and open the Messages folder. Tap on the Send Read Receipts switch to turn the feature off. The button should be white once turned off.
Some people don’t have receipts enabled, and it’s usually pretty easy to tell. If you send messages to them and they respond to you, but there is still no read receipt, odds are good that their read receipts are disabled. With Community, there are typically not regular read receipts that go along with text messages.