Can you tell if someone read your iMessage without read receipts?

Two blue check marks mean the message has been read. You can press and hold the message to see what time it was read if you really need to. If the two check marks stay gray, the recipient may have turned read receipts off.
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How can you tell if someone has read your text on iPhone without read receipt?

Go to Chat features, Text Messages, or Conversations. If this option isn't on the first page that displays, tap More Settings. Turn on (or turn off) the Read Receipts, Send Read Receipts, or Request Receipt toggle switches, depending on your phone and what you want to do.
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Can you read an iMessage without the sender 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 you tell if an iMessage has been read?

When you text someone with Read Receipts turned on, you'll notice the word "Read" beneath your message, and the time it was opened. To turn on your Read Receipts in the iMessage app, click Settings, scroll down and tap Messages. Enable Send Read Receipts.
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Why do some iMessages say read?

For the uninformed, a read receipt is a tiny gray notification that pops up within an iMessage conversation that lets someone know you've opened, and presumably read, their text.
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How can you tell if text is read?

On an Android

Depending on your phone model, operating system, and cellular provider, you will notice one of the following: Read Receipts, Send Read Receipts or Request Receipt. Turn on the applicable option. On a Samsung phone, go to Messages > Menu > Settings > Chat settings. Here, you can enable read receipts.
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Why do some Messages say read and others don t?

The delivered message is unique to iMessage. This just lets you know it was delivered through Apple's system. If it says Read, then the recipient has "Send Read Receipts" activated on their device.
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How do you read a text without sending a read receipt?

Open Messages and tap on a conversation with the person for which you want to disable read receipts. Tap the person's profile icon at the top and then select the Info icon. Turn off the switch for Send Read Receipts.
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What happens if you read a message then turn off read receipts?

When you turn off iMessage read receipts, the sender can no longer tell whether you opened their message. Instead of seeing the Read receipt, it will now say Delivered next to these messages. There is no way for the sender to reactivate the Read receipt on their end.
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How can you tell if a text has been read on an iPhone?

When you send an iMessage, you'll see the word "Delivered" below when the message has been sent. Wait for a read receipt. If the recipient has read receipts on, you'll see "Read" below the message.
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When iPhone text says delivered Has it been read?

One gray check mark means your message was successfully sent. Two gray check marks mean your message was successfully delivered to the recipient's phone. Two blue check marks mean the recipient has read your message (press and hold on the message to reveal the time it was read).
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Why does my message say delivered but not read?

If the text message says delivered, that just means that it made it to its destination safely. If the recipient hasn't opened it, then it wouldn't show as “read”. There would be no indicator on your end that you were blocked. The blocking feature is done through the phone itself.
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Why would a guy turn off read receipts?

Recommended. According to dating coach James Preece, read receipts can give rise to a number of problems in relationships because they amplify mismatches in communication preferences. “One person might assume that by purposefully not replying, you are hiding something or keeping secrets," he told The Independent.
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Why does it say read without a time?

This means that if you indeed Addressed an Apple ID (And therefore a Mac most likely) then you will not get a Read Receipt until the iMessages was read on that device. This can mean that you get some Receipts much later if the person reads the iMessages on a device much later.
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Does a delivered text mean it was read?

Delivered : The recipient's phone has received the message. Read : The recipient has read said message. What if the recipent reads the text from a banner pop-up while in another app or from the lock screen, and doesn't navigate to the Messages app? No, maybe he was disabled "Send Read Receipts" on his Message Settings.
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What does a blue dot next to a text message mean?

Using a blue dot notifies the recipients of the message that they have met the requirements for sending and receiving messages in chat mode. What Do Blue Text messages mean Samsung?
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Can you turn off read receipts for one person?

Users can universally enable or disable read receipts in the Settings app by heading to Messages > Send Read Receipts. They can also enable or disable read receipts individually by clicking on an individual contact in the Contacts app, hitting Info, and adjusting the toggle next to Send Read Receipts.
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Are iPhone read receipts accurate?

It will only say it has been read if it has. It was most certainly delivered to her (assuming you have the correct phone number or email address) and it was opened. Whether she read it, or someone else did and deleted it, there is no way of telling. Maybe you are sending the messages to the wrong person.
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What does it mean if a girl turns on read receipts?

For the uninitiated, read receipts are an optional iMessage feature that allows the person who texted you to know if you've seen their message and at what time. Most people turn them off.
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Does green text mean blocked?

Remember, when messages are being sent as green instead of blue, that means the phone is attempting to send a traditional SMS text message instead of an iMessage. It's also worth remembering that blocked iMessages and text messages go nowhere, the recipient will never receive them if you've been blocked.
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Why did my text messages turn from blue to green am I blocked?

If you know someone has an iPhone and suddenly text messages between you and that person are green. This is a sign he or she has probably blocked you. Perhaps the person doesn't have cellular service or data connection or has iMessage turned off, so your iMessages fall back to SMS.
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What does a blue dot mean next to a text message on iPhone?

Answer: A: Answer: A: The blue dot usually means you have not yet read those texts.
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Can an iMessage say delivered and not be delivered?

Sometimes, a message will say it's Delivered, but the recipient will insist they never got it. You shouldn't automatically think they're lying: there are numerous reasons this might happen. It could be a quirk of iMessage, but it could also be that the message was delivered to another device.
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