Whatsapp now lets you disable blue ticks

BANGALORE, INDIA: Did you find the blue ticks in WhatsApp too much annoying? WhatsApp has now made it an optional feature, by letting you disable this read receipt feature with its latest update.

The blue ticks which confirmed the message sent has been read can now be disabled with a tick on the check box in the privacy menu. But, enabling this feature will not allow you to see the blue ticks at your end also.

Follow these steps to disable the read receipts option from WhatsApp:

• Download the latest (version 2.11.444) WhatsApp APK from the official website.
• On your Android phone, go to Settings > Security > Check Unknown sources, to enable installing apps from outside Google Play. Note is that you enable installing apps from unknown sources.
• Open the APK on your Android phone. This will install the latest version of the app on your device.
• Once the app is installed, steps disable read receipts.
• Open WhatsApp and tap three vertical dots icon on the top right.
• Now go to Settings > Account > Privacy.
• Uncheck Read receipts.

The feature is currently available only for Android users and will soon be rolled out for other devices.