Turn Off Read Receipts in WhatsApp for iPhone
You can turn off read receipts on iPhone in a few steps, which turns the feature off for all one-on-one chats.
Turn Off Read Receipts in WhatsApp for Android
Turning off this feature on Android is similar to iOS and just as easy.
The WhatsApp Message Info Screen
For more detailed information, the WhatsApp Message Info screen displays when your message was delivered, read, or played by the recipient. To see the Message Info screen on WhatsApp for iPhone, open a chat with a contact or group and swipe from right to left. To see the Message Info screen on WhatsApp for Android, open a chat with a contact or group, tap and hold your sent message, press the three-dotted menu, and then Info.
About WhatsApp Read Receipts
WhatsApp Read Receipts look like checkmarks. When you send a message, a grey checkmark appears next to the time stamp. Two checkmarks appear upon delivery to the recipient. When the recipient reads it, two blue checkmarks appear. In a group chat, both checkmarks turn blue after every participant of the group chat opens the message. If you don’t see two blue checkmarks next to a message you sent, the recipient hasn’t opened it, one of you turn off read receipts, the recipient blocked you, or one of you has connection issues. Read receipts are a two-way street. If you turn off read receipts, you won’t be able to tell when others have read yours. There’s no way to turn off the read receipts for group chats or play receipts for voice messages on Android or iOS.
