How Do You Get Away With Not Having To Download Messanger To Read Facebook Messages

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Read receipts aren't anybody'south favorite affair — after all, they can let friends know we've read a message when we would rather pretend nosotros hadn't — simply they're handy for keeping up with online conversations. And Facebook Messenger has read receipts, if you know where to expect.

The appearance of the read receipt depends on how you're accessing Messenger. This can make telling if someone has actually read your message a bit confusing. The easiest mode to tell whether a message has been read is to log onto Facebook with a web browser. Clicking on the Messenger icon reveals a list of the people you've communicated with. Selecting a person pop-ups a small window over your Facebook timeline. Under the last, the message will say "Seen " with a time and date, or, for group conversations, "Seen by " if they've been read. Zero will appear if the latest message hasn't been read. It's as simple tin can be.

However, if y'all're reading from the mobile app on your smartphone or accessing Facebook Messenger the website (by going to messenger.com instead of facebook.com), it's a piddling less obvious. Instead of a text "seen" bulletin, Messenger uses pocket-sized, circular icons that show up in the lower correct the bulletin window. They're more subtle than a straightforward text, and even if y'all run into them, you may non know what they mean.

If a friend has read your message, yous'll meet a miniature version of their contour picture. If they haven't, y'all'll meet a blue icon with a white checkmark indicating the message has been delivered, simply not withal read. You may also come across a white circle, which means the bulletin is sending, or a white circle with a blue checkmark, which means the bulletin has been sent, but not still delivered.

Timestamps do be where these icons are used, but to reveal the fourth dimension and engagement stamp yous need to select the text if you're using the mobile app (see beneath).

For the browser-based version of Messenger, hover over the text (see below).

You won't always be able to see if a message has been read

But a message beingness unread doesn't necessarily mean the recipient hasn't read it. Message notifications — which your friend may have pop up on their desktop or smartphone — let friends read your messages without read receipts. You lot'll only become a read receipt when your friend opens Messenger to read your bulletin or views Messenger messages through Facebook.

[Image credit: Facebook Messenger app via BigStockPhoto, Facebook]

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