WhatsApp communicates these by using check marks, but not everyone knows what the ticks in WhatsApp mean.

What Do the Check Marks Mean in WhatsApp?

When all group members have received your message, you’ll see a gray double-check next to it.

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Once everyone has read the message, this changes to two blue checks.

If you’d like, you’re free to evensee the exact time your WhatsApp message was read.

If you’d like to disable read receipts on WhatsApp, it’s easy to do so.

WhatsApp Message Showing Checks

Open WhatsApp and tapSettings(which is under thethree-dot menuin the top-right on Android).

ChooseAccount > Privacyand disable theRead Receiptsslider to stop sending them.

For more tips like this, check outeverything you oughta know about WhatsApp privacy.

WhatsApp Read Times

Meanwhile, there are many more WhatsApp tips to learn if you want to master the messaging service.

WhatsApp Account Options

WhatsApp Disable Read Receipts

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