Behavioral consistency is one of the strongest indicators of relational reliability. If read receipts consistently leave you ...

The day after I turned my read receipts on, a guy I had gone on a couple of dates with texted me. "I don’t know if it was intentional, but your read receipts are on all of a sudden." His text wasn’t ...

Tension: We celebrate transparency in professional communication while simultaneously demanding the freedom to respond on our ...

Google Messages has embraced the modern RCS (Rich Communication Services) protocol, which is gradually replacing SMS. If you and the person you're messaging both use RCS chat, Google Messages can ...

Google Messages is rolling out a new read receipts color scheme to improve readability. It gives read receipts a bolder look with a white background and colored checkmarks. This new color scheme is ...

When you send an iPhone text message, it’s natural to wonder if the recipient has read it. The Messages app on iPhone includes a feature called read receipts, which allows you to see if and when your ...

Still in testing, Google Messages has made a small color tweak to the upcoming redesign of RCS read receipts that makes the indicator bolder. The original design had the circular background of the ...

Sony has released the first PS5 system update of 2026, adding read receipts and small Welcome Hub improvements. The update also includes general performance and stability fixes.