Monday, November 10, 2014

WhatsApp: Checkmarks could disappear soon

Logo von WhatsApp: Blaue Haken zeigen, was gelesen wurde

So much excitement around two blue checkmarks: The new “read” - function of WhatsApp annoys many users. Now the spook could be soon already again past.
Hamburg - read or not read? Owing to a new function the question for WhatsApp users took care of itself since short one. Two blue checkmarks show that the addressee saw the message. That had provided for much displeasure among the users. So far it had given only two grey checkmarks, which signaled that a message had been set. Over the innovation many users did not have themselves weighted, finally are valid thereby the excuse “Ups, message not seen” any longer. But that could change soon again.

Therefore behave the reading confirmation in the future like those originally likewise very disputed announcement “last online”: The user can decide whether its status the other one is to be shown. If it decides against it, he cannot see the attitude also with his communication partners to no more. Who wants not to thus let show the fact that he read the message of a friend does not see also more whether the own reports were viewed.

Also “chip” reports of the innovations. Therefore the Dutch blog DroidApp writes that on the translation platform of the app an appropriate line emerged, which suggests a deactivation function. The entry means the report according to on German about: “If you the reading confirmation switch off, you the reading confirmations of other people will not any longer see”.

The attitude is to be able to be changed under the menu option “privacy”. Pektas continues to write, the innovation “read” - function is de-energized with the WhatsApp version 2.11.14 for iOS.