Bumble does not use read receipts to notify you if someone has read your message. Users can see if you start to type a response, so this can indicate you've seen the most recent message. Here's ...

Raise your hand if you’ve been here: You’ve just received a text, but you don’t have the time (or energy) to respond just yet. You plan to leave it unread…until a slip of the finger opens the message ...

Unbeknownst to many Gmail users, Google’s email service actually comes packed with the ability to show read receipts. Namely, an indicator showing whether or not the recipient of an email has seen and ...

After months of speculation about the feature being released, Meta-owned social media platform Instagram will now officially let its users turn off read receipts. Unlike WhatsApp, Instagram hasn’t ...

When you send a message, it can be handy to know when the recipient has read it. If you’re running late, or need to change a plan, or have other timely information to pass on, then that tick or ‘Read’ ...

Direct Messages or DMs are a popular feature on Instagram that allows you to chat with friends, share photos and videos and much more. Instagram is the main messaging app for many people. However, it ...

Have you ever sent a text message to someone and wondered if they have read it or not? Maybe you are waiting for a reply, or maybe you just want to make sure they got your message. Whatever the reason ...

Soon, you’ll be able to turn off read receipts in Instagram direct messages (DMs), as a new test for the functionality is now underway. Announced by Instagram’s Adam Mosseri in a Broadcast Channel on ...

When you send a text message, you might not expect a reply right away. But do your expectations change when you know that your text has been read? On iPhone or Android phones, visual cues in iMessage ...

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Read receipts are useful, but there are times when you don't want everyone to know when you've seen their messages — here's a handy guide that teaches you how to enable or disable them via iOS 15 and ...

Still in testing, Google Messages has made a small color tweak to the upcoming redesign of RCS read receipts that makes the indicator bolder. The original design had the circular background of the ...