Decide who sees that you read it
Say what a read receipt is, and turn yours off if you would rather.
A read receipt is your phone telling the sender you opened their message. The switch belongs to you.
In most apps it works both ways: turn yours off and theirs stop showing too.
Key points
- A read receipt tells the sender you opened their message
- It is a setting you can turn off, and nobody is told
What to remember
- Every messaging app has this switch, and it is yours to move.
- A read receipt is a courtesy, not an obligation.
Try this
Open the settings for your messages app and find Read receipts. Knowing it exists is enough.
Practice: Decide who sees that you read it. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.