WhatsApp read alerts can be disabled
There was a recent explosion about people complaining that WhatsApp was sending read to the sender after a message had been viewed by the receiver.
Panic broke out as people worried about getting in trouble for not replying to a message after reading it. Fear for the dreaded “You are ignoring my messages, why don’t you care about me” argument raged around the internet.
Okay, not really, but the read alerts or read receipts as WhatsApp calls them became a concern to a few users.
WhatsApp apparently heard their users concerns and added an option into the settings menu to disable “Read receipts”. While disabling this option, you won’t be able to see if someone else reads your messages, but you can’t have your cake and eat it too.
This option is available in version 2.11.44 which is currently only up for download from WhatsApp website or here, but it should be hitting the PlayStore soon. The update also adds HeadUp notifications to WhatsApp with a rectangular icon versus a circle icon.
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