Here’s how Android
users can disable
WhatsApp ‘blue ticks’
WhatsApp ‘blue ticks’
Last week, WhatsApp
introduced a feature which allowed users to view whether their messages were
read or not with the help of two blue ticks.
Some people found it
interesting while the rest, were freaking out. A single tick indicted that the
message was sent; two ticks indicated that it was delivered and two blue ticks
proved that your massage has been read by the opposite recipient. It seemed for
a while that this move might have been a bad decision compelling users to
forcefully reply to messages and there was no escape.
Given the
outcry, WhatsApp is now making some changes. The mobile messaging
service quietly introduced a new feature which allows you to disable the blue
ticks ‘read receipts’. Remember that once disabled, users cannot check if
others have read their messages either. This feature is again, only available
for Android users. The new 2.11.444 WhatsApp version is available for download
on their website.
Follow the simple
steps to download the latest APK file from WhatsApp. (Make sure your smartphone
is running on Android 2.1 or higher version.)
1. Your first step
will be to go Settings and enable ‘Download from Unknown Sources’.
2. Later, go to
WhatsApp’s website and download the APK file.
3. Once downloaded,
Install the app to your phone.
4. Once installed,
open WhatsApp and head to ‘Settings’.
5. Go to Account and
click on Privacy.
6. You will have the
option, ‘Read Receipts’. Click on it and it will disable the blue ticks in your
messages.
This update is not yet
available on Google Play Store. The update is not available for iOS and Windows
yet.