But many people prefer not to let someone know that they have read a message, and would prefer to keep that information private until they choose to respond. So if you discover that your iPhone SE is sending read receipts to your contacts letting them know that you read their texts, then you might be looking for a way to turn that off. The tutorial below will show you where to find this setting so that you can disable it and stop sending read receipts.

How to Stop Letting People Know That You Have Read Their Text Messages on Your iPhone SE

The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone SE in iOS 10.3.2. This guide assumes that people are currently able to see that you have read their text messages, but that you would like to stop this from occurring. Step 1: Open the Settings menu. Step 2: Scroll down and choose the Messages option. Step 3: Tap the button to the right of Send Read Receipts to turn it off. Note that there shouldn’t be any green shading around the button when this setting is turned off. I have disabled read receipts in the image below. You’ve probably got a Text Message Forwarding option there, too. This article will explain more about it and how to set it up. is there someone that says they are sending you text messages, but you have received them? Learn how to check your iPhone’s blocked contact list and see which names and phone numbers have been blocked on your device. After receiving his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science he spent several years working in IT management for small businesses. However, he now works full time writing content online and creating websites. His main writing topics include iPhones, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Android, and Photoshop, but he has also written about many other tech topics as well. Read his full bio here.

You may opt out at any time. Read our Privacy Policy

iPhone SE   How to Turn Off Text Message Read Receipts - 83iPhone SE   How to Turn Off Text Message Read Receipts - 81iPhone SE   How to Turn Off Text Message Read Receipts - 85iPhone SE   How to Turn Off Text Message Read Receipts - 12