{"id":101218,"date":"2024-03-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/?p=101218"},"modified":"2024-10-24T04:44:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T08:44:49","slug":"how-to-turn-off-instagram-read-receipts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/how-to-turn-off-instagram-read-receipts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Turn Off Instagram Read Receipts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While Instagram encourages swift responses, you don’t always want people to know whether you’ve read their messages already or not. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until recently, Instagram didn’t have a direct way to turn off read receipts. Now they’ve implemented this feature, but not in the most convenient way – you have to go through all of your chats to turn off read receipts for them individually. In this article, you’ll find out how to turn off read receipts using the new feature as well as how to use different workarounds to read direct messages on Instagram without alerting the sender. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: <\/strong>Learn how to hide followers on Instagram to better protect your (and their) privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Turn Off Read Receipts on Instagram\n<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Instagram finally came up with a feature that allows you to read messages on Instagram without the app sending the read receipt to the sender. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, this function is only available on the Instagram mobile app for Android and iOS users, and not on the Instagram web<\/a>. You also have to make sure your Instagram app is up to date before you go searching for the new function. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To update your Instagram app on Android, open the Play Store, search for Instagram in the search bar, and select Update<\/span> next to Instagram. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To update the Instagram app on iPhone, open the App Store, search for Instagram, and select the Update<\/span> option next to it. Then wait for a few minutes for the app to update and launch it again.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have the latest updates already installed, you won’t find the Update option next to the app’s name, but see an option to Open<\/span> it instead. \n<\/p>\n\n\n

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After making sure the app is up to date, follow the steps below to turn this feature on in your Instagram chats. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Open the Instagram app on your smartphone.\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Open the list with your chats and select the chat where you want to turn off read receipts.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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    1. Inside the chat, select the username<\/span> on top of the screen. This will open the chat menu.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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      1. Select Privacy & safety<\/span>.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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        1. On the Privacy & safety<\/span> page, toggle the switch next to the Read receipts<\/span> to turn them off<\/span>. \n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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          That’s it, as long as this setting is off, the person in this particular chat won’t see the Seen<\/span> notification when you read the messages they send you. This is a handy way to avoid people getting upset when you read their messages and don’t reply straight away. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Other Ways to Turn Off Read Receipts on Instagram\n<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          The only problem with this new feature is that you can only turn it on for each individual chat. This means that if you want to turn off Read Receipts on Instagram completely, you’ll have to go through each of your chats and toggle this option off. If you’re an active Instagram user, this process can get pretty tedious after you do it for the first few conversations. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          If you want to avoid Instagram sending that Seen<\/span> notification to more than one person on the app, here are a few other ways you can use to disable those Read Receipts. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Read Instagram Messages From Notification Panel \n<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          One of the easiest ways to read Instagram messages without the app sending the read receipt to the sender is via your smartphone’s notification panel. This is the only method that doesn’t require any other manipulations with the app at all. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Reading Instagram messages without triggering read receipts is a simple trick, and here’s how to do it using your notification panel.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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          1. When you receive an Instagram message notification, resist the urge to click on it immediately. Opening the message directly activates the Seen<\/span> receipt. If this is the only new notification you have, you may be able to read the whole message from the notification. If not, proceed to the next step. \n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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            1. Open the Instagram app and select the chat icon<\/span> in the upper-right corner of the Home page.\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. Refresh your Inbox<\/span>. After you see the new messages appear on top of the screen, swipe down from the top of your phone screen to access the notification panel.\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            3. Disconnect from the internet. You can do it by switching off Wi-Fi or your mobile data (or both).\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            4. While the internet connection’s off, you can click on the Instagram message you want to read from the notification panel. This way the sender won’t receive the Seen<\/span> notification (yet). \n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              This method is simple but comes with one downside – it’s a temporary solution. Once you reconnect to the internet, the sender will receive the Seen<\/span> notification and know that you’ve read their message. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Disable Instagram Notifications to Avoid Triggering Read Receipts \n<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

              As we mentioned before, when you click on the Instagram message from the notifications panel with your internet connection on, the sender receives the Seen notification showing them you’ve read the message. One way to avoid doing that by accident is to turn off the Instagram message notifications completely. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              To disable message notifications on your Instagram app, follow the steps below. The instructions are the same for both Android and iOS mobile apps. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              1. Open the Instagram app and select your profile icon<\/span> in the bottom-right corner of the screen. \n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              2. On your profile page, open the hamburger menu<\/span> in the upper-right corner. \n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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                1. From this menu, select Settings<\/span>.\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                2. In the Settings<\/span> menu, scroll down and select Notifications<\/span>. \n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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                  1. In the Notifications<\/span> section, select Messages and calls<\/span>.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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                    1. Find the Messages from individual and group chats<\/span> section and select Off<\/span> to turn off the notifications. You can also turn off the Message requests<\/span> if you want to avoid sending read receipts to new followers as well. \n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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                      Now, message and message request notifications won’t interrupt your phone, reducing the risk of accidentally opening messages and triggering read receipts. You can keep your read status under control on Instagram with this straightforward method, or try one of the following techniques as well. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Use Airplane Mode to Read Instagram Messages Without Read Receipts\n<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                      The next solution is to use Airplane Mode on your smartphone. You can temporarily dodge Instagram read receipts by using the Airplane Mode trick. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Before toggling the Airplane Mode on your phone, open the Instagram app to load messages but refrain from opening them. This method allows you to read messages discreetly, as read receipts won’t be triggered until you reconnect to the internet. This simple trick allows you to keep your Instagram reads incognito.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Here’s a quick step-by-step guide for iPhone and Android on how to turn on Airplane mode. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      On iPhone:\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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