Learn how to check if your iPhone text was read, enable or disable read receipts, and customize settings for privacy and transparency.

It can be frustrating not knowing if someone has seen your text message. "Read receipts" allows smartphone users to adjust settings so they're notified when a message is received.

When you send a text message, you might not expect a reply right away. But do your expectations change when you know that your text has been read? On iPhone or Android phones, visual cues in ...

How to Not Show When Text Is Read on an iPhone. By default, any text messages you receive via the iMessage service will show when you read the message along with the time you read the message.

For more iPhone privacy tips, learn how to enable RCS messaging on your iPhone or check out this easy trick to send secret messages to a friend using a built-in iOS app.