WHATSAPP is used by millions and millions of people around the world. But have you ever wondered what the ticks mean on your sent messages? Well now you don’t need to wonder… What do the blue ticks mean on WhatsApp? With the new version of WhatsApp, ticks appear next to every message you send. One grey tick means the message has been delivered to the server and two grey ticks mean the message has been delivered to the recipient’s phone. When the two ticks are highlighted in blue, this means that the recipient has read your message. If the message does not appear with any ticks and is instead a ‘”timer” image, this means the sender is in an area of low coverage. How do you turn the blue ticks off? If you do not want to send or receive read receipts, it’s an easy process to turn them off. First, open the WhatsApp app and tap the three vertical dots in the top right corner. Select Settings, then Account and then tap Privacy. This window will then give you several privacy options including turning off your “Last Seen” status, changing your profile photo, your live status and location and finally the read receipts. Tap to uncheck the ticked box and you have successfully turned off read receipts. However, if you turn off read receipts you will not be able to see read receipts from other people. DEAD END WhatsApp will stop working on THESE phones soon – is yours… [Read full story]
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