When you read someone’s message, a blue tick appears next to it. However, it is not always a good feature. Read more to find How To Turn Off Read Receipts in Facebook Messenger

A read receipt function notifies the sender that the receiver has read their message. While it is an important part of communication, you also lose privacy.

Fortunately, if you don’t the receiver to know if you have read a message, you can turn these read receipts off at any time. This allows you time to process and respond without any pressure.

While Facebook Messenger has no option to disable read receipts, there is an option to disable the Active On settings.

Toggling this off hides the Active Now banner next to your name when you come online. Additionally, toggling off this option also hides the last time you were online.

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How To Turn Off Read Receipts in Facebook Messenger

• Go to the Messenger app and click on the profile icon.
• From Active ‘On‘ > toggle it ‘Off’

To read a message without letting the sender know, just turn on Airplane Mode from your phone’s Settings and open Messenger.

This allows you to view the message without an Internet connection. Once done, close the app and swipe it out of your app drawer. Then, turn off the Airplane mode. The sender will not be notified till you open the app again.

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Conclusion

Since the coronavirus pandemic started, demand for online connectivity has rocketed. Most tech companies have been ramping up features to retain users.

However, staying connected all the time can add to stress and anxiety in an already stressful situation. Fortunately, you can turn these read receipts to process and respond without any pressure.

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