In the Messages app, you can use read receipts to automatically let someone know when you’ve seen their messages.
When read receipts are turned on and you open a conversation, the sender sees the word “Read” on their device (below their messages to you). Otherwise, senders see “Delivered.”
You can turn on read receipts for everyone or for individual contacts.
Note: To use read receipts, you and your recipient must turn on iMessage.
Turn on read receipts
You can turn on read receipts to let everyone know when you’ve opened their messages.
Go to Settings> Messages.
Turn on Send Read Receipts.
Note: If you turned off read receipts for a particular contact, you have to turn the setting back on for that one contact individually. (See Turn on read receipts for one person, below.)
Note: This action affects only those conversations with contacts whose read receipts you never turned on individually. (See Turn off read receipts for one person, below.)
Turn on read receipts for one person
You can turn on read receipts in a conversation to let that one recipient know when you’ve seen their incoming messages, even if you turned off read receipts generally.
Open the Messages app on your iPhone.
Tap a conversation, then tap the number or name of the person you’re communicating with at the top of the conversation.
Turn on Send Read Receipts.
Turn off read receipts for one person
If you turned on read receipts for an individual, but you want them to stop getting read receipts, you can turn the setting off for that one contact.
Open the Messages app on your iPhone.
Tap a conversation, then tap the number or name of the person you’re communicating with at the top of the conversation.
Turn off Send Read Receipts.
Get read receipts when someone else sees your messages
You can’t turn on read receipts for anyone but yourself. To receive read receipts when your messages are opened, ask the recipient to turn them on. See Turn on read receipts for one person, above.
If the person who you sent a message to has their read receipts enabled, then they will automatically send a read receipt when they open the message. Some people don't have receipts enabled, and it's usually pretty easy to tell.
Built into Apple's Messages app, read receipts support iMessage texts, but not SMS texts. This means the feature will work with other iPhones (as well as iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches) but not with Android phones. Group messages don't support read receipts, either.
If the person has Read Receipts turned on on their Messages app, then you will receive a notification (courtesy of them) that the message has been read. If they turn it off, then you won't receive a notification indicating that the message has been read.
iPhone: The recipient must go to Settings > Messages and turn on Send Read Receipts. Android: The recipient must turn on Send read receipts here: menu > Messages settings > RCS chats. WhatsApp: Go to Settings > Privacy and toggle Read receipts on. Group chats use read receipts by default.
The purpose of the email read receipt is to provide the sender with the assurance that their message has been received and acknowledged. It also allows the sender to gauge the recipient's level of interest and responsiveness.
What happens if you have read receipts off and the other person doesn't? It means the recipient cannot see whether you've read their message. Read receipts work only when both parties have it turned on.
Open a conversation with the person in the Messages app, then tap their profile icon and turn off the Send Read Receipts switch. You can also disable read receipts through the Contacts app.
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