As predicted whatsapp has made the ‘read feature’ optional in it’s latest update. (Version 2.11.444 for android)
Update your whatsapp from your store or download whatsapp’s android apk from it’s official website and you will find this new option to turn off ‘blue ticks’ under settings > accounts > privacy settings.
As you know whatsapp, a popular messaging app has recently introduce a “seen” feature that let sender know if the recipients has read their messages- by changing the color of double ticks from brown to blue.
Even though this is a useful feature for some, many other consider this as privacy violation. Also Rumor has it, that users will soon have the option to enable/disable the WhatsApp blue check marks in the future, by going to whatsapp’s privacy setting. However no official statement has been pass on it yet.
Remove Blue Ticks on WhatsApp
Before whatsapp update we had:
message successfully sent
message successfully delivered to the recipient’s phone
After 7 Nov, whatsapp added new functionality to its app ie.
the recipient has read your message
Therefore, to remove this blue check marks you can uninstall the latest version of whatsapp (Version 2.11.431) and install the earlier version. And since this ‘read’ feature is added to latest version only, so blue check marks won’t appear on older version.
After you install the earlier version, your contacts won’t see the even when you have read their text, however you will also not be able to find out if your message is read by the recipient as well.
even when you have read their text, however you will also not be able to find out if your message is read by the recipient as well.
Where to find older earlier version of whatsapp:
You can always Google older version of whatsapp or take it from your friend who has not updated his/her whatsapp yet. But make sure it’s not more than 6 months old or it won’t support your system.
If you are Android user then you can use this dropbox link for whatsapp apk. [I have tested and can confirm it's working]
Before you go:
Take the backup of your whatsapp conversation and make sure to turn of automatic update off by going to your play store settings.
Alternate way : Use pop-up notification
For those, who could not find the older version of whatsapp, you can still avoid ‘blue ticks’ by enabling the pop up notification. Open whatsapp > settings > notification > pop up notification > always show pop up.
Now you will be able to read whatsapp messages from pop-up, without even opening the app. And since you are not opening the app ‘blue ticks’ won’t appear.
However remember not to tap anywhere on the pop-up message or it will open the whatsapp application and blue ticks will appear. So when you want to close the message, press the home or back button.
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