How to disable WhatsApp read receipts (blue check marks)

This tutorial will show you step by step how to disable read receipts (blue check marks) on WhatsApp on an Android phone and Windows Phone (Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10 Mobile).

When you turn off read receipts (double blue ticks), your contacts will not know when you've read their messages.

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How to hide WhatsApp read status on:

Android
Windows Phone (8, 8.1 and 10)

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WhatsApp read receipts

WhatsApp lets you know when your message is sent, received, and read.

This will be indicated with check marks.

What the check marks mean:

One check mark mean that the message is sent.
Two check marks mean that the message is received.
Two blue check marks means that the message is read.

If you don't want your contacts to know when you've read their messages, then you can easily disable read receipts (also known as “read status” or “read notifications”).

But:

If you deactivate read receipts, you also cannot see the read status from your contacts.

Note: You cannot turn off the read notifications for voice messages and group chats (groups).

How to disable WhatsApp read receipts (blue check marks) on Android

These steps work for all Android smartphones, such as the Samsung Galaxy, Sony Xperia, Google Pixel, Motorola, Lenovo, Nokia, Huawei, HTC, LG, and all other brands and types.

1. Open WhatsApp.

2. Tap on the menu button.

For many Android phones, the WhatsApp menu button is a physical button on your smartphone located at the bottom left or bottom right, and for some phones, the menu button is in the top right corner of the screen. The icon for the menu button will look different on different phones.