You should know if someone is lying through their teeth about missing your text
Most communication apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger, and the default Google Messages on the best budget Android phones allow you to see if someone read your text. When your friends, family, or co-workers make excuses about missing your messages, use the tips below to tell if the person checked your text.
Every IM (instant messaging) app has a different settings menu to manage read receipts. We start with the default Messages app on Android and move to third-party messaging apps to learn about read receipts.
The Messages app is the default messaging app on Android. While OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) like Samsung, Oppo, and Xiaomi pack different apps to handle messages, you can always check for the Google Messages app on your phone or download it from the Play Store.
The Messages app features RCS (Rich Communication Services) chat that uses Wi-Fi or cellular data for messaging and offers high-res media sharing, location sharing, typing indicators, and more with end-to-end encryption. You must ask the recipient to enable the read receipts option in their Messages app. Only then can you see if the person has read your text.
The option lets others know you have read their messages. From now on, when you send messages via RCS chat, you'll see the Delivered status when the text reaches the recipient's inbox. Once the person reads the messages, the status changes to Read.
RCS chat is limited to Android phones only. You can't see if the recipient reads your text when you send a normal SMS over your carrier network.
WhatsApp's take on read receipts differs from the default Messages app on Android. When you send a message on WhatsApp, a single tick indicates that the message has reached the company servers. A double gray checkmark means the message was sent to the person's phone. Two blue checkmarks confirm the message was read.
If the person glances over your messages from the WhatsApp home without opening the thread, you won't see a blue checkmark in the conversation.
As a privacy option, WhatsApp allows you to hide read receipts for your account. That way, others can't see if you have read their messages. But it's a two-way street. When you disable the read receipts option for your account to stop others from knowing you read their text, you can't know when they read yours.
If you turned off read receipts for your WhatsApp account, follow the steps below to enable it.
You have done your part. If the recipient disables the Read receipts toggle on their WhatsApp account, you can't check if your text was read (and they can't see when you read theirs).
WhatsApp lets you see when the person opened the chat thread and read your messages.
If you sent a message to a WhatsApp group, you can check which members have opened the group and read your message.
Your sent message in a WhatsApp group shows a blue checkmark when every group member reads your message.
Facebook Messenger uses icons to let you know if someone has read your message. An empty circle with a blue checkmark indicates a sent message. You'll see a filled-in circle when the message reaches the recipient's inbox.
The app replaces the filled-in circle with a tiny account picture when the person reads your message. Tap a message to check the Seen status with the time.
Unlike WhatsApp or Google Messages, you can't disable read receipts on Facebook Messenger.
When the person checks your text from the phone's notification center (without opening the chat thread), you can't know if your text was read.
Telegram shows a single checkmark when you send a message. It turns into double checkmarks when the recipient opens the conversation and reads your message.
Unlike WhatsApp, Telegram doesn't offer a message info menu. You can't check when your message was read on the platform. You can't turn off read receipts either.
Although Skype isn't as popular as WhatsApp and Messenger, many still use it to stay in touch with friends and family. If you are among them, use the steps below to learn if your text was read on the platform.
After you and the recipient enable read receipts for WhatsApp and Messages, you can check if the person viewed your messages. If you are new to Google Messages, read our best tips for RCS and Chat for a smooth onboarding experience.
The HTC One M7 sparked Parth’s interest in the Android world. Since 2013, he has been following Android blogs and tech news. After completing his education in Mechanical Engineering in 2015, Parth went to Antwerp, Belgium, to pursue his interest in diamonds before moving to the famed diamond hub Surat, India. Parth’s tech breakthrough came in January 2019 when he joined GuidingTech as an evergreen features writer. After three years, he joined the growing Android Police team to write how-tos, explainers, editorials, listicles, and comparisons on Google services and smart home accessories. If you remove his mechanical keyboard, you will find him bowling or watching The Office.

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