WhatsApp and the Facebook Messenger both have something in common, and that is the read receipt function that notifies the sender when the receiver has viewed their message. This feature has proven to be helpful in knowing when someone has read your message but doesn't want to reply.

Do you know that you can keep things more private by disabling Read receipts in WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger? Yes, you can choose to not allow the sender the freedom to know when you have read their message, and we'll be providing the steps in this article.

You can always re-enable read receipts at any time.

How to Disable Read Receipts in WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger

Follow the steps below to turn off read receipts on both your WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.

How to disable read receipts in WhatsApp

First, open the WhatsApp app.

Next, click on the three dots icon on the top-right corner of the screen. Tap on Settings.
From the Settings screen, go to Account..

Source:
https://www.hownaijablog.com/2022/05/19/how-to-disable-read-receipts-in-whatsapp-and-facebook-messenger/

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