Instagram is lastly testing a function that can let customers flip off learn receipts for Instagram DMs. This manner, even when you’ve got learn somebody’s message, they received’t see the “seen” label beneath the message.
Each Mark Zuckerberg and Adam Mosseri introduced this function on their broadcast channels.
“We heard your suggestions and have began testing a brand new function that allows you to flip learn receipts off in your DMs. Quickly, folks will be capable of select when to let others see after they’ve learn their messages,” Mosseri stated within the message.
Instagram’s head posted a screenshot of the privateness & security menu for direct messages. You’ll be able to entry this menu by tapping on the title of the profile underneath a chat. If customers are a part of the take a look at, they may see a toggle to show off learn receipts underneath the “Who can see your exercise” part.
Picture Credit: Instagram/Adam Mosseri
Meta didn’t specify in what capability the corporate is testing these options and when will it roll out to all customers.
Instagram is absolutely late in releasing this function given one other Meta-owned app WhatsApp launched the flexibility to show off learn receipts in 2014.
The corporate additionally plans to roll out default end-to-end encryption safety for Instagram DMs as soon as it finishes that function’s rollout for Messenger. In August, Meta stated that the corporate goals to complete work on enabling end-to-end encryption by default on Messenger by the top of the yr.