Nobody likes to have a message left unanswered. And when it happens, we often wonder why. To try to find out what is behind this non-response, it can be useful to understand what the difference is between seen and read on WhatsApp .
In principle, we could say that there is no difference. Seen and read come to mean basically the same thing . Of course, it may be that the other person has seen that you have a message but has preferred to read it later or that you have entered the chat, have read it, and still for whatever reason has decided not to answer, at least for now.
If a double blue tick appears next to the message, there is no doubt, the other person has read your message but did not want to reply. In the event that it does not appear, it is possible that the other person has received it and even seen it, but has not entered the chat advantage to read it.
WHATSAPP READ BUT NOT DELIVERED, CAN IT HAPPEN?
Now that you know what happens when a person reads or views your messages, you may wonder if the existence of a WhatsApp read but not delivered is possible .
The reality is that this is not possible. When a WhatsApp message appears as delivered, with a double tick next to it, it is a sign that the other person has received it. However, when only a tick appears, it means that you have delivered it, but the other person has not received it. And, of course, if you have not received the message on your device, it is impossible that you have been able to read it . In any case, since when the other person does not receive it, a double tick appears, the option that the message has not reached them you will know instantly, without the other being able to use it as an excuse.
MESSAGE DELIVERED BUT NOT READ, WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Yes, the opposite option can be given, the possibility of a message delivered but not read , that is, that it has reached the other person but has not opened it.
In fact, this happens practically always, in the period of time that goes from when we send a message until the other person reads it. We can know if the message has been delivered but not read if we see that the double tick does not appear in blue. However, for it to change color it is necessary that both we and the other person have the read confirmation activated . In the event that this is not the case, there will be no way of knowing if the other has read our message.
Yes we can intuit it, for example if we have seen that it has been online recently , but we cannot be sure that our message has been read.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ACTIVATING THE READING CONFIRMATION IN WHATSAPP
Since we have talked about it, you are probably wondering what the purpose of activating the read confirmation in WhatsApp is . This confirmation allows us to see the double tick in blue when the other person has read the message that we have sent. It is ideal to avoid any kind of headwind about whether or not the other person has read what we have sent them. In addition, this way the other person will also be able to know if we have read your message.
Of course, it must be borne in mind that for the read confirmation to work it is necessary that both participants in the conversation have it activated . In the event that either of them has deactivated it, the double tick will not change color.
