Trick in WhatsApp to see messages without being marked as read, and without deactivating the blue ticks – Enseñame de Ciencia

Trick in WhatsApp to see messages without being marked as read, and without deactivating the blue ticks.

We all know perfectly well that WhatsApp is the messaging application par excellence, there is no discussion of that. With more than 2 billion active users worldwide, it is currently the most popular social network of its kind; It is very useful for keeping in touch with friends and family, work groups, etc. In all this, it is possible that at some point you have wanted to read a message you received without receiving the read confirmation, do you want to discover how to do it without deactivating the blue ticks?

The blue ticks are used to confirm that a message has been read, so it is worth mentioning that you can simply deactivate the reading confirmations in WhatsApp and you will be able to review the messages without your contacts noticing. However, when you disable read receipts, it also applies to you and you will not be able to know if your contacts have read the messages you sent. To avoid these inconveniences, here I will tell you how to do it easily using WhatsApp Web.

How to see messages without being marked as read in WhatsApp Web?

When you open WhatsApp web and move the pointer or mouse over the chats, you will see that if you spend a few seconds on a specific chat it will show you the complete message. In the following image we will see how it works:

As seen in the screenshot, it will only be necessary to have the pointer over the chat for a few seconds. However, it must be clarified that it will only show you the last message you have received from this contact. In the following image you can see how ticks and read receipts work:

What’s new on WhatsApp?

The most recent thing We have informed is that WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that will allow you to share up to 100 images and videos, available for some beta testers! According to WABetaInfo, in the WhatsApp beta update for Android 2.23.4.3, it will launch the ability to share up to 100 media within your chats. Similarly, the WhatsApp beta update for iOS 23.3.0.75 from the TestFlight app also includes this new feature.

As we know, WhatsApp allows you to share up to 30 media, something that might limit you when you try to share content with your friends. Think regarding it, you go for a walk one day and take 100 photos, and to share it you should have sent in 4 groups since the limit is 30 at a time. This is a really useful function, since the images between family and friends can be shared by the entire album, which makes it easy to exchange memories with your close contacts. However, to enjoy this feature you need to wait a bit, unless you switch to the beta version and receive the updates in advance.

WhatsApp has been offering an instant messaging service for more than a decade. The number of users has been growing continuously and although it is one of the most popular messaging applications in the world, there are still issues to be solved with some tools. Follow our technology section to stay informed!

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