By
Manjunath S
| Published: Monday, April 1, 2024, 12:46 [IST]
WhatsApp blue ticks are the easiest way to know if anyone has read your message or not. The instant messaging app also lets you disable the blue tick. Here's how to do it.
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WhatsApp is one of the most used instant messaging apps, which continues to evolve by bringing new features. If you disable the blue ticks on WhatsApp, others won't be able to understand whether you've read their message or not.
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To disable the blue ticks, open your WhatsApp and tap on the three-dot icon located at the top to access settings.
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Go to the settings and then privacy, you can now see the Read receipts options and disable it to hide blue ticks on your chats. One can enable the read receipts later by following the same process.
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If you disable the blue ticks on WhatsApp, then you won’t also be able to see blue ticks when others read messages you sent.
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Turning off the blue tick does not apply to group messages as it will show two blue ticks when all group members have read your message.
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Like the blue ticks, one can also hide their last seen from others which can be accessed through Settings> Privacy> Last seen and online.