No need to worry about updating the app to get the new feature - WhatsApp is pushing it out automatically to iOS and Android users. The two little gray check marks that appear next to your message will now turn blue when your text has been read, 9to5Mac first reported (Opens in a new window). The chat app is rolling out a small change that should give you some peace of mind - read receipts that tell you when the recipient has read your message.

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How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.This means that your checkmarks will stay grey – you’ll know whether your messages have arrived at the recipient’s phone, but not whether they have opened the chat yet. This is a function you can turn off – by going to your Chats settings via the Settings menu, you can switch off read receipts.

Read – the message has been seen by the other side Of course, the mark is no indicator of whether or not they actually read the message, but it means that they opened the chat, at the very least. The final stage is when the two checkmarks turn blue – this means that the other party has opened and read your message. Received – the message has arrived at the other side In group chats only, the second mark does not appear until everyone in the group has received the message. When your recipient receives the message, the checkmark will get a twin – two grey checkmarks mean that the message has arrived on the other person’s device. Now, if a message doesn’t send because of connectivity issues and your message has one checkmark already, the issue is not on your side, but on the recipients! Sent – the message has been sent from your phone This means that your message has been sent, but not yet arrived at the other person’s phone. The next stage is one with a single checkmark. Sending – the message has not yet been sent Now the status may change so quickly that you don’t often (if at all) see this state. This status indicates that the message is being sent but hasn’t departed your phone just yet. When you first send your message, you will see a small clock symbol instead of those checkmarks.

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