Behavioral consistency is one of the strongest indicators of relational reliability. If read receipts consistently leave you ...

The day after I turned my read receipts on, a guy I had gone on a couple of dates with texted me. "I don’t know if it was intentional, but your read receipts are on all of a sudden." His text wasn’t ...

Google Messages has embraced the modern RCS (Rich Communication Services) protocol, which is gradually replacing SMS. If you and the person you're messaging both use RCS chat, Google Messages can ...

Google Messages is rolling out a new read receipts color scheme to improve readability. It gives read receipts a bolder look with a white background and colored checkmarks. This new color scheme is ...

When you send an iPhone text message, it’s natural to wonder if the recipient has read it. The Messages app on iPhone includes a feature called read receipts, which allows you to see if and when your ...

We've all sent texts and then repeatedly checked our phones to see a response or a sign that they've read it. The good news is that most modern messaging apps, such as Google Messages, WhatsApp, ...

Still in testing, Google Messages has made a small color tweak to the upcoming redesign of RCS read receipts that makes the indicator bolder. The original design had the circular background of the ...