Disabling WhatsApp's two blue tick read receipts on Android

[Jan]

WhatsApp’s two blue ticks: disabling read receipts

WhatsApp has rolled out a feature to the latest version of its Android app which lets users disable the new read receipt feature.

 

[kingrob]

Now why would you want to do that? I love the blue ticks.

 

[Ninja'd]

That's just sad. Not wanting people to know you read their message. Just use the widget, you idjits

 

[Baxteen]

its really really easy, don't be a d*ck,

like I sent a message in english to my mother, she asked me to translate into Afrikaans, sad thing is she is an english teacher, so guess what I never replied. she can see I read the message, she can damn well figure it out.

but then again I want people to know I have read their messages and not responded.

 

[Maxson_N]

Okay now I can download WhatsApp again..

 

[Jan]

Okay now I can download WhatsApp again..

Remember to get it from the WhatsApp site. The version in Google Play doesn't have this feature yet, last I checked.

 

[Chevron]

Now why would you want to do that? I love the blue ticks.

+1

Can only imagine insecure people want this feature.

 

[MartyMarts]

meh...

 

[F1 Fan]

People need to grow up

 

[kianm]

Downloading

 

[Mk786]

Now why would you want to do that? I love the blue ticks.

Same here

 

[Valerion]

Now why would you want to do that? I love the blue ticks.

I do not enjoy the younger generation that requires instant replies to their messages. I am in 4 hour-long back-to-back meetings. It happens. I don't reply to your messages instantly, and there's no use getting offended at me for not responding. On the other hand, it's a good way to make me never speak to you on WhatsApp again.

 

[supersunbird]

People need to grow up

Indeed, why they dont just block these people they don’t want to speak to I dont know...

 

[satanboy]

Now why would you want to do that? I love the blue ticks.

I like it.

I just wish I could remove people I don't want to communicate with on Whatsapp.

And don't tell me to remove their details from my phone (business contacts).

 

[Chevron]

I do not enjoy the younger generation that requires instant replies to their messages. I am in 4 hour-long back-to-back meetings. It happens. I don't reply to your messages instantly, and there's no use getting offended at me for not responding. On the other hand, it's a good way to make me never speak to you on WhatsApp again.

So then they need to grow up.

Doesn't mean you need to disable blue ticks.

 

[Chevron]

I like it.

I just wish I could remove people I don't want to communicate with on Whatsapp.

And don't tell me to remove their details from my phone (business contacts).

Can't you tell them though that you don't do business over whatsapp and they should email you?

Also that's one of teh reasons people have separate business and personal phones.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

I do not enjoy the younger generation that requires instant replies to their messages. I am in 4 hour-long back-to-back meetings. It happens. I don't reply to your messages instantly, and there's no use getting offended at me for not responding. On the other hand, it's a good way to make me never speak to you on WhatsApp again.

This.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Also that's one of teh reasons people have separate business and personal phones.

And this. I recently moved my older Android phone over for business purposes, while using the newer one for private/personal business.

 

[satanboy]

I am not going to walk around with two cellphones.

 

[Tpex]

Jus people are insecure...