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How To Turn Off Read Receipts On Facebook Messenger

Read Receipts are an excellent feature offered by FB Messenger; it lets the sender grasp whether their message is received or read by the receiver or not. But sometimes we don’t want the sender to know whether their message is read by us or not and wish we could turn off read receipts but how to turn off read receipts on Facebook messenger?

Today, you’ll learn about a “Step by Step Guide on How to Turn off Read Receipts on Facebook messenger,” and there is also a surprise. I will also tell you “How to turn off read receipts on Instagram” too. In the end, I will answer some of the frequently asked questions related to “How to turn off read receipts?”

Read Receipts are a superb feature offered by FB messenger as it helps to own clear, concise communication between two parties. However, sometimes, these read receipts start working against us and become a headache to us. They might interrupt our privacy or start creating miscommunication; in that case, it’s better to turn off these receipts. So, let’s begin by knowing the process of the turnoff read receipts Facebook and then turn off read receipts Instagram.

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Turning off Read Receipts on FB Messenger

Here are some tips on How you can turn off read receipts on android and an iPhone.

Turning Off Facebook Read Receipts On The iPhone App

There’s no straightforward way of turning off read receipts on FB messenger on your iPhone. But you can hide your status on FB messenger; you can hide the information from others whether you are online or offline. Others will not come to know when you came online last time, and you can quickly leave their messages on read without letting them know. Follow the steps given below:

Open the FB Messenger app on your iPhone.
Tap the profile icon on the leftmost side of the App, containing your profile picture
Now go to the Active Status Option.
Now turn off the button showing when you’re active; this way, others will not be able to see your online status.
A pop-up message will appear on your screen, confirming the changes; press Turn Off, and from now on, others will not be able to see your online status.

Airplane Mode

You can use the Airplane Mode method too to read the messages easily. Follow the below-mentioned steps to do that:

Go to your iPhone’s Settings App
From there, go to the Air-Plane Mode Settings and turn them on by shifting the toggle
Now launch the FB Messenger App on your iPhone, read all the messages that you want to read
After reading the messages, close the App and remove the App from the list of recently closed App

Now again, head to your iPhone’s settings and turn off the Air-Plane Mode

As Air-plane disconnects your phone from the internet, the sender will not be able to know whether you read the messages or not if its messages are opened in Air-plane mode. If you don’t want to use the methods mentioned above to read the messages without letting the sender, some third-party apps available in the market will allow you to unsee your messages on FB Messenger; you can use them.

Turning Off Facebook Read Receipts On Android App

Now, I will tell you “How to turn off read receipts on Facebook Messenger” on your android phone. Like iPhone, there is no straightforward way on android phones to turn off the read receipts. I have found some ways to do that on android phones, to your relief. So, follow the given below steps to turn off read receipts on FB messenger:

Go to the settings of your android phone.
From there, head to Air-Plane mode settings.
And turn on the Airplane mode, or you can swipe down to have a dialog box appear and then tap on airplane figure to turn on the airplane mode.
Now launch the Facebook Messenger App and read the messages you want to read.
After reading the messages, close the FB Messenger App.
Now remove the FB messenger from the previously opened apps by sliding rightwards.
Now turn off the airplane mode by either heading to settings, turning off the airplane mode, or scrolling down and tapping on the airplane icon.

When on airplane mode, the android phone is not connected to the internet, and thus the sender will not be notified whether the messages are read or not; if the FB Messenger is open, when was the phone on airplane mode.

Turning Off FaceBook Read Receipts On PC Systems

After telling you “How to turn off read receipts on Facebook Messenger” on your android and iPhone phone, I am also going to say to you “How to turn off read receipts on Facebook Messenger” on your PC, as some of you have downloaded and used FB Messenger on your PC Systems. To your surprise, though we can’t turn off the read receipts straightforwardly in the android and iPhone app, we do this in our PC FB messenger. Follow the below easy steps to do that:

Open the Messenger App on your PC
Click on the Start icon and go to the settings, then to the airplane mode settings, or directly type Airplane mode in the search box.
After reaching the Airplane mode settings, turn the Airplane Mode on

Read the unread messages and close the App afterward.
Come back to the Airplane Mode Settings and turn them off.

Airplane mode worked in the same way it worked in the case of FB messenger on android and iPhone. It disconnects your PC from the internet, and then you can easily read all the unseen messages without letting the sender know.

Facebook Unseen

If you don’t want to use Airplane mode on your PC, you can use a fantastic third-party app Facebook Unseen. Here’s how you can use Facebook unseen to read the messages without letting the sender know:

Download the Facebook Unseen App on your PC
After installing the App on your PC, you will see the logo of the Facebook Unseen next to your browser address bar.

Click on the App’s logo icon.
A dialog box with many checks will appear on your PC screen.
Check the box next to the “Block the Seen feature.”
And you’re done, read all the messages without any worry as the sender will never come to know whether his messages were read or not.

This way, one can completely turn off the read receipts in the FB Messenger app on one PC System.

Turning Off Read Receipts On Instagram

After learning how to turn off read receipts on Facebook messenger, in section, we will cover how to turn off read receipts on Instagram. As we all know, both Facebook and Instagram are owned by the same parent company Meta. They are much like siblings not only because their owner company is the same but because many of the features of the two apps are very much alike.

So, unfortunately, just like in FB Messenger, there is no straightforward way to turn off read receipts on Instagram. Instead, Instagram has, by default, the feature of on-read receipts, making the problem of read receipts much worse on Instagram. So, we have to apply workarounds to read the messages without letting the sender know. Follow the below-mentioned steps to hide your receipts history from their sender on Instagram:

Launch the Instagram app on your mobile and head straight to your profile
Tap the menu icon, an icon with three equal length bars
Now, head toward the settings
From the settings menu, select notifications
Then From the notifications menu, select the messages option
A dialog box will appear titled Direct Messages
Under this Direct Messages section, check all the circles next to the off option

It will turn off all the message notifications from Instagram and will not let the sender know whether you opened their messages or not.

Alternate Method

Another way to read the messages without letting the sender know is by enabling airplane mode on your phone.

Head to the settings and from there to airplane mode settings and turn on the airplane mode
Open the Instagram app and head to the messages section
Read your messages
And now, return to the profile section and log out of your account

Head to the settings and turn off the airplane mode
Now open the Instagram app and log in to your Instagram account

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Is there a direct way to turn off read receipts on FB Messenger?

No, there is no direct way to turn off read receipts on FB Messenger, but you can use the workarounds I described above or use some third-party apps to do that.

Can one turn off read receipts only for one person on Instagram or FB Messenger?

First, there is no direct way to turn off read receipts on Instagram or FB Messenger. Even using these too, you can't turn off read receipts for a particular person. You have to use either workarounds or some third-party apps to not the sender know whether their message was read or not read by you.

Conclusion

Read receipts are an outstanding feature offered by the messaging apps FB Messenger and Instagram that ensure smooth and clear communication between the app users. But sometimes, this App feature creates some ruckus and thus arises the need to turn off these read receipts. Unfortunately, you don’t have a direct way to turn these read receipts on Instagram or FB Messenger.

We always have to take the help of strange workarounds or third-party apps to read these messages without letting the sender know about their status. In this article, I have briefed you about some of these workarounds and apps; I hope that this article serves its purpose of helping you.