2 Ways to See If Someone Read Your Text Messages on Android

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Most Android users can now turn on read receipts, a feature that allows you to see if a text you sent has been read. To see if your text was received, you and the person you're texting must both be using modern Androids with a messaging app that supports RCS (rich communication services) format, have RCS texting apps, and have read receipts turned on. This wikiHow teaches you how to see when the person you're texting on your Android has read your message.

To receive read receipts for text messages on Android, you must enable RCS chats and read receipts. You can do so in the Settings menu on both Google Messages and Samsung Messages. Both parties must be connected to the internet and have read receipts turned on.

Using Google Messages

• Some Android phone manufacturers, such as Samsung and Xiaomi come with their own messaging app preinstalled. If your phone does not have Google Messages, you can download it from the Google Play Store.
• To see read receipts in Google Messages, both you and the person you're texting must be using a texting app that supports RCS, and have read receipts enabled.
• Read receipts require an internet connection, so you'll need to have Wi-Fi or cellular data enabled.

Tap your profile picture. It's in the upper-right corner. If you have not uploaded a profile picture to your Google account, this icon will be a colored circle with your initial in the middle.

. It's the first option at the top of the menu. If the toggle switch is blue and to the right, it is on. If it is not on, tap the toggle switch to turn it on.

. It's the next option below "Turn on RCS chats" If the toggle switch is not on, tap it to turn it on.

• It is not possible to see if someone with an iPhone has read your text messages. iPhones use proprietary technology for read receipts that only works with iMessage app on iPhones and iPads.

Using Samsung Messages

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• Samsung Messages comes preinstalled on all Samsung Galaxy phones. After enabling read receipts with this method, you'll be able to see when another person using Samsung Messages or Android Messages (who has also enabled read receipts) has read your texts.

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• If you want to be able to see when the other person is typing (and vice-versa), you can also toggle on "Show typing indicators."

• If you're not connected to the internet, your texts will be sent through SMS. SMS texts won't display read receipts.
• If you find that you are not seeing read receipts from people using Google Messages, try downloading Google Messages and using that instead. Samsung Messages and Google Messages are designed to work seamlessly together, but there could be hiccups here and there.
• It is not possible to see if someone with an iPhone has read your text messages. iPhones use proprietary technology for read receipts that only works with iMessage on iPhones and iPads.

Community Q&A

That's just a feature of the software of the phone, no need to worry about it. There are applications that change the status bar color depending on what application you are on; search the Play Store for "status bar color change".

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No, Samsung and iPhone do not use the same software for the read receipts. Therefore, they will be unable to see when you read them.

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Apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Viber all come with read receipts turned on by default. However, read receipts only work on these apps' networks—not when sending text messages to your phone contacts.

Although RCS and read receipts are widely available now, you still may not be able to turn on read receipts in some regions and on some Android models.

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