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5 ways to read messages on Messenger without showing read
5 ways to read messages on Messenger without showing read
Messenger has just updated the feature to turn off Messenger views for only 1 person instead of turning off Messenger views for all conversations like before. The mechanism of turning off Messenger views for only 1 person is similar to that of all conversations, the other person will not know whether you have read the Messenger message or not. So you can use this option for some special cases. The article below will guide you to turn off Messenger views for only 1 person.
How to turn off seen on Messenger for only 1 person
Step 1:
At the interface on the Messenger application, click on the Messenger account you want to turn off viewed with them.
Step 2:
Switch to the Messenger chat interface with that account. Here, users click on the i icon in the top right corner of the interface. Display options for this conversation. Scroll down and you will see that the Read Receipt setting is on.
Step 3:
Switch to the new interface. Now we need to turn off the Show read receipt mode by sliding the green circle button to the left to turn off the mode and you're done.
This way the other person will not know whether you have read the Messenger message or not. But you need to note that when you turn off Viewed Messenger with a person, you will not know whether they have read your message or not.
Instructions to turn off viewed on Messenger
Step 1:
On the Messenger interface, click on the 3-bar icon in the upper left corner. Next, switch to the interface as shown, click on the gear icon in the upper right corner to access the settings.
Step 2:
Now the user will see all the settings for your Messenger account. The user scrolls down and clicks on Privacy & Safety . Continue to switch to the new interface, you will see the Read Receipts option to adjust the message viewing mode on Messenger.
Step 3:
In this interface, users will see the setting Show read notifications . You just need to slide the green circle button to the left to turn off read on Messenger .
After you activate this feature, reading Messenger messages will not display notifications for the other person to know. But you also need to note that when you turn off "Read Messenger", you will not know when the other person has read the message.
Press and hold to read Messenger messages without showing read messages
There is a small trick for you to view Messenger messages without displaying the read notification. That is to hold down on the message conversation in the Messenger chat interface. Then you will see the message content without having to open that conversation.
However, this method will only apply to short message content.
Enable Airplane mode before reading Messenger messages
When the device is turned on Airplane Mode, all Internet access will be paused. Therefore, when we receive a Messenger message, let's activate Airplane Mode first. This way, the application will not be able to connect to the server to activate Read mode when you read the message. And when we finish reading the message, we just need to exit the application and turn off Airplane mode.
Turn off seen on Messenger PC using J2TeaM Security
J2TeaM Security utility has many useful features, such as protecting users from phishing and malware sites in real time, customizing the interface for Youtube, Google, Facebook, or turning off Viewed notifications or Login notifications on Facebook.
First, we also click on the link above to install the J2TeaM Security extension for Chrome browser.
Then the user restarts the Chrome browser and accesses the Facebook account again. Next, click on the J2TeaM Security extension icon on the browser, a list of options will appear. Here, select Block viewed chats in the Privacy section (On Facebook).
In addition, the utility also supports turning off notifications when replying in comments or while messaging on Facebook.
Above are some simple ways for Facebook users to hide the read notification when reading messages sent by others. Thus, whether you read the message or not will be completely secret and the sender will not be able to know.
Video tutorial on turning off viewed messages on Messenger