Various ways to close Facebook Messenger read receipts

One feature of Facebook Messenger is that when you read the received message, the sender will receive a read notification. While this feature is convenient for checking whether a message has been read, some users may want to close the read receipt for Facebook Messenger. This article will provide several ways to solve this problem.

It should be noted that Facebook Messenger itself does not provide the function of directly turning off read receipts. The following methods can help you read messages without showing the read status to the sender.

iPhone users

Method 1: Turn off active status

1. Open the Messenger app and click on the profile icon in the upper left corner.
2. Select Active status .
3. Turn off the switch next to Show your active status .
4. In the dialog box that pops up asking "Close Active?", select Close again.

This method prevents other Facebook users from knowing when you are logged into the app. You can still see other users’ online status unless they also disable this feature.

Method 2: Enable flight mode

1. Swipe down from the top of your phone and click Airplane Mode in the icon menu. Alternatively, you can go to Settings and enable Airplane Mode.
2. Open the Messenger app to open a message conversation that you want to read without letting the sender know.
3. Close the app and make sure it is completely closed from the app drawer.
4. Turn off airplane mode.

During this process, the sender will not receive notification that you have read their message.

Android users

Android users can close read receipts using the same method as above Method 2. Simply enable Airplane Mode, view messages in Messenger, and turn off Airplane Mode.

PC User

Method 1: Enable flight mode

1. If you access Messenger using a browser, you need to download and install the Messenger app before using the following steps.
2. Log in to your account through the app and minimize the Messenger interface.
3. Click Start and enter "Flight Mode" in the search box.
4. Open the options in the Best Match section.
5. Click the switch button to enable airplane mode.
6. Return to the Messenger app and open the conversation.
7. Close the app and turn off the airplane mode.

Method 2: Use third-party applications

1. Download and install Facebook Unseen (PC version).

2. After the installation is complete, an icon will appear next to the browser address bar.
3. Click the icon and select the check box next to Block Reading feature.

This way, you successfully disabled Facebook Messenger's read receipt.

Summarize

Although Facebook Messenger itself cannot directly close read receipts, the above methods provide a variety of workarounds. Choose the right method to read messages easily and avoid senders receiving read notifications.

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