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 ...

Sony has released a new PS5 firmware update bringing read receipts, Welcome Hub improvements, and performance stability fixes ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. There’s a particular kind of person in every workplace who leaves their read receipts on. Always. For every platform ...

Sony releases the first PlayStation 5 system software update of 2026, with a new feature that lets friends know when you're ignoring them.