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anneskan Author

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sending text messages

Can you tell if a text you sent has been read

iPhone 6, iOS 12

Posted on Jul 11, 2021 10:00 AM

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Lyssa

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Posted on Jul 11, 2021 10:26 AM

Yes, under certain conditions:

1) You are using iMessage (blue bubbles)

2) The person receiving the message has "send read receipts" turned on

Both of those need to be true for you to see if a message has been read.

SMS messages (green bubble) do not support a "read receipt" option.

~Lyssa

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