ISLAMABAD- WhatsApp’s read receipt is a very interesting feature. It allowsyou to enable or disable blue ticks that confirm if your message has beenread or not. While some people find this feature very useful, there are fewwho think that blue ticks are quite nosy and poke into one’s personal space.
There are times when you just want to be in your personal space. Sittingideal, doing nothing and carelessly scrolling through your chat window whena message from your friend drops in and demand an urgent reply. You knowthat once this that once the conversation starts and it will last for hoursruining your me-time.
There are times when you don’t want others to know that you’ve read theirmessages. So what do you do then? Switching off your phone is always oneoption but what if you are anticipating a call for someone or what if youare in the middle of some movie playing on phone.
Here is a simple hack that you can follow to save yourself some me-time.Try it:– When the message comes, go to the notification panel of your phone andswitch on the flight mode.
— Now head to WhatsApp and read your message.
— Close the chat app. Make sure that you have closed the app in thebackground also.
— Now switch on the flight mode. The sender will not see any blue tickeven if you’ve enabled you read receipts.