Can I open an iMessage without them knowing?

In iOS, the read receipts option can be toggled on or off in the Settings app, under Messages, or within individual conversations by tapping on the person or group at the top, tapping “Info,” and enabling/disabling “Send Read Receipts.” If you usually keep read receipts off, you have nothing to worry about.
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Can someone see if I open iMessage?

In iOS, with read receipts enabled (Settings -> Messages -> Send Read Receipts), the "Delivered" text that a person sees under an iMessage they have sent you turns to "Read" when you've viewed it in the conversation thread, so they know you've seen the message even if you've not responded.
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Can you open a message on iPhone without them knowing?

Tap and long press on the message thread, holding the tap until a message preview pops up on the screen. Scan the message preview to review and read the message, as long as you don't tap it again you will keep the message in preview mode and be able to read the message without sending a read receipt.
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How can I read text messages on my iPhone without unlocking it?

On the phone go to Settings > Notifications > Messages, then under Options find Show Preview. Mostlikly that option is set to When Unlocked (Default) or Never. Change it to Always. Lock your phone, then say “Hey Siri, read me my messages,” to test.
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How do you look at a message without the other person knowing?

When you first receive the message, don't open the Facebook Messenger app, instead turn on Flight Mode. Then, open the app and read the new message: the sender won't know.
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Can someone tell if you reread a message on iMessage?

When Read Receipt is turned on, people will be notified when you read the messages they've sent you. Vice versa, if it's turned on on their side, you will be notified when they read your text.
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Is iMessage really private?

iMessage is tailor-made for iPhone: texts between two Apple devices with iMessage enabled are always end-to-end encrypted. However, there will be no encryption if an iMessage user sends a text to an Android device.
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Is iMessage safe from police?

In general, law enforcement does not have access to end-to-end encrypted (E22E) messages sent via these services. However, they do have a workaround: messages that are backed up to cloud storage services may have an encryption key attached and may be fair game for agents with a warrant.
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How do you make iMessage private?

Open the Settings app and scroll down to and tap Messages. 6. Scroll down and turn on the toggle next to Filter Unknown Senders under the "MESSAGE FILTERING" heading.
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Can you see if someone is typing to someone else on iMessage?

When you send an iMessage to someone you see the typing indication bubble, that bubble is only displayed to you when they are physically typing a reply in the message thread between you two. It doesn't indicate that they are typing to someone else.
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How can you tell if someone is using iMessage on iPhone?

iMessage users will show a blue iMessage icon alongside their name.
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What do the 3 dots mean when texting?

Updated on October 13, 2022 · Writing Tips. An ellipsis, or ellipses in the plural form, is a punctuation mark of three dots (. . .) that shows an omission of words, represents a pause, or suggests there's something left unsaid.
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What does 4 periods mean in texting?

Ellipsis points are periods in groups of usually three, or sometimes four. They signal either that something has been omitted from quoted text, or that a speaker or writer has paused or trailed off in speech or thought. That's the basics.
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What does it mean when someone texts you a full stop?

The perpetual flow of instant messaging fears a heavy full stop - it means the conversation is over, or that you're being sarcastic, or angry. How did this happen to a once neutral punctuation mark?
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What does ellipses mean in text from a guy?

The ellipsis, a row of three dots, stands for an omitted section of text. But much can be conveyed by omission. It asks the receiver of the message to fill in the text, and in that way is very coy and potentially flirty.
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Can someone mirror my iPhone?

While one iPhone cannot mirror another, 2 iPhones that share an Apple ID can both see anything that either phone syncs to iCloud. So the takeaway is NEVER share an Apple ID between different people.
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What is the difference between an iMessage and a text message?

iMessages are in blue and text messages are green. iMessages only work between iPhones (and other Apple devices such as iPads). If you are using an iPhone and you send a message to a friend on Android, it will be sent as a SMS message and will be green.
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How do I hide iMessage from my husband?

Open the 'Messages' app. Open the messages for the person you want to hide. Select the person's picture or the face icon. Turn on 'Hide Alerts'.
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Does FBI look at iMessage?

18 USC §2703(d): Can render 25 days of iMessage lookups and from a target number. Pen Register: No capability. Search Warrant: Can render backups of a target device; if target uses iCloud backup, the encryption keys should also be provided with content return.
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Is iMessage the most secure?

End-to-end encryption

With watchOS, iOS, and iPadOS, your messages are encrypted on your device so they can't be accessed without your passcode. iMessage and FaceTime are designed so that there's no way for Apple to read your messages when they're in transit between devices.
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Can the FBI see iMessages?

Does iMessage give data to FBI? Information accessible include subscriber data, messenger sender-receiver data, device backup, IP address, encryption keys, date/time information, registration time information and user contacts. All but one (IP address) of iMessage can be accessed by the FBI.
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Can someone read my text messages from their iPhone?

Yes, it's definitely possible for someone to spy on your text messages and it's certainly something you should be aware of – this is a potential way for a hacker to gain a lot of private information about you – including accessing PIN codes sent by websites used to verify your identity (such as online banking).
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How can you tell if someone is using iMessage on iPhone?

iMessage users will show a blue iMessage icon alongside their name.
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How can you tell if someone is on iMessage?

If they are in a blue box then they are iMessages, but if the box is green then it was an SMS.
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