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Blue ticks on WhatsApp tell the sender you have read their message — and they tell everyone exactly when you read it. If you would rather read messages in your own time without that pressure, you can turn the blue ticks off in about five seconds. Here is how to turn off blue ticks on WhatsApp Android, and the one trade-off you should know before you do it. The setting is called Read receipts, and it lives in WhatsApp's Privacy settings. Turning it off is free, instant, and easy to reverse. But it works both ways: once it is off, you stop seeing blue ticks on other people's messages too. There is no way to hide your own read receipts while still seeing theirs. What Do the Ticks Mean? Before changing anything, here is what each tick means on WhatsApp: One grey tick: your message left your phone and reached WhatsApp's servers. Two grey ticks: the message was delivered to the other person's phone. Two blue ticks: the other person opened the chat and read your ...