Do you want your Messages app to provide 'read receipts' when you read a message?

​If you are a regular user of the Messages app on the iPad, iPhone and Mac, you may have noticed that, when you send an iMessage to someone, you may see when the message is 'Delivered' or, in some cases, 'Read'.

Most people (including me!) choose to turn off the 'Read Receipt' option so that the sender only sees that the message was 'delivered', but not whether I have 'read it' yet - mainly because I don't want anyone to be offended if I 'read' a message but do not get a chance to respond immediately.

There can sometimes be a level a sensitivity around a lack of prompt reply to a 'read' message, especially where the message is important. If the message shows as 'Read' but the person doesn't reply, it can cause frustration and even hurt.

This past article from the ABC talks about this very topic:

• ​Sent, received, read but no reply — it's a modern communication nightmare​

How to turn off 'Read Receipts'

What about you? Does your iMessage tell people when you have 'read' their message? Do you know where to go to check this, and perhaps to turn it off?

​The settings associated with Read Receipts can be found is Settings -> Messages.

Look for the Send Read Receipts option - and turn this off.

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