{"id":1211408,"date":"2023-12-13T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1211408"},"modified":"2023-12-13T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T17:00:00","slug":"you-can-finally-disable-read-receipts-on-facebook-messenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1211408","title":{"rendered":"You Can Finally Disable Read Receipts on Facebook Messenger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meta is adding new features to Facebook Messenger\u2014and never mind that are arguably years too late in coming. The service recently implemented end-to-end encryption<\/a> as the default for one-to-one chats, and with the same update, there\u2019s finally<\/em> an option to disable read receipts. (No more will you need to turn on Airplane mode every time you want to sneak a peek at a message.) Plus, you can finally edit your messages too.<\/p>\n

How to disable read receipts in Facebook Messenger\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s talk about the big one first: The ability to disable read receipts is a huge win for your privacy. You can now finally use the Messenger app to talk to people without the added pressure of them knowing you’ve seen their message, which can be an inconvenience or, in the case of online abuse, a real problem.<\/p>\n

You can now disable read receipts for individual chats, or all your contacts at once. This means the other person won\u2019t know when you’ve opened or read their message. On the downside, when you disable the feature on your account, you won\u2019t know when they’ve read a message you\u2019ve sent either.\u00a0I think most of us can stomach that sacrifice to finally disable read receipts, though.<\/p>\n

To disable read receipts for all contacts, go to Settings<\/strong> > Privacy & Safety<\/strong> > Read Receipts<\/strong> and turn off Show Read Receipts<\/strong>. To disable receipts only for a particular conversation, tap on the contacts name from the top of the thread, go to Read Receipts<\/strong>, and disable Show Read Receipts<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

How to edit messages in Facebook Messenger<\/h2>\n

Messenger has also taken a page straight out of the iPhone Messages app and WhatsApp<\/a>; you can now edit any message for up to 15 minutes after you\u2019ve sent it. You\u2019re free to edit the message as many times as you want in that 15-minute window, and there\u2019s no visible edit history, so no one will be able to see what you changed. <\/p>\n

This works both on the app and on the web. To edit on the app, tap and hold the message and choose the Edit<\/strong> button. On the web version, click the three dots next to he message you want to update and choose edit.<\/p>\n

After you make your changes, the message will display an \u201cEdited<\/em>\u201d tag, but the other person won\u2019t have a way to see what it said before. And note that Meta will <\/em>keep a copy of the message on its servers, so if someone uses this as a form of abuse, you\u2019ll still have the tools to properly report them.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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\nSource: LifeHacker – You Can Finally Disable Read Receipts on Facebook Messenger<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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