A UI option to disable read receipts, on both desktop and phone apps.
Hi
I've been using Telegram happily for years, but my mental health has been degrading lately, and one current feature of Telegram generates a lot of anxiety.
I speaking about read receipts that show below messages and that indicate whether the recipient has read my message or not.
This feature is a problem for my mental health for various reasons. Sometimes, I see that someone has read my message but didn't answer, and I get anxious. Sometimes, I read a message but cannot answer right know and I know my friend may have become anxious for the same reason.
Can we please, please, discuss the possibility of disabling read receipts in the UI ? I know it might be needed to send them to the servers for various reasons, so I'm only kindly asking about a UI change here.
I see at least two ways of implementing such a change :
As a User, I can disable read receipts for my messages. They won't show up under my messages in the discussions I have with other persons. Others will still see get and view read receipts for the message they send.
(What's App does this) as a User, I can disable read receipts for both incoming and outgoing messages. I don't see read receipts for my messages, and neither do my recipients for the messages they send me.
I'd be really happy with the second option, but even the first one would tremendously reduce my anxiety when using the app.
I didn't even consider the privacy implications when I opened the issue, thank you for beinging that up.
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Deleted Account
And like Discord that doesn't send read receipts. I hope this feature will be added soon
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I like this. There should be a PRIVACY SETTING for read reciepts. Like: (for private chats, for groups, none).
And it should be mutual. If you disable yours, you wont see others'.
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Fendy 🤲
I upvote this card
Gohar
Yes please! I need my privacy back.
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Deleted Account
+1, it stresses me out. Makes me feel like I am being watched, which makes me type faster
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Lennard
Has anybody heard of an official statement to this problem? I mean, all competitors already are doing this (Signal, Threema, Wire, WhatsApp...)
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this please
it's very weird this hasn't been done yet given how advanced telegram is compared to its competition and how basic this feature is!
Максим
You can just read messages via chat preview (long press on avatar in chats list) – this way there will be no read receipts.
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Lennard
Yes, but as soon as I open the chat (if the message is to long, the message is an image or voicemessage or I simply need a info somewhere in the chat) all read receipts will be send...
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Rob
Is there any update about this? It's still not implemented. I would love to see this feature.
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(for private chats, for groups, none).
And it should be mutual. If you disable yours, you wont see others'.
I need my privacy back.
it's very weird this hasn't been done yet given how advanced telegram is compared to its competition and how basic this feature is!