How to turn off read receipts for all contacts

So we have to go through every contact in order to disable it? I really wish you guys would just disable it altogether because at this point, it’s not a feature — it’s just a bug.

Not everybody needs to know that they’re messages have been read. It’s infuriating.

I am having the same problem. It is irritating me. I have confidence when having that feature turned off. To have anyone. Otifed that I have read their text or haven’t is. It ok with me. I have had this turned off from the word go, still my girlfriend watches the receipt and I can’t take it. I want answers.

12 mini; iOS 17.2.1; Read Receipts turned off in settings. Didn’t know until today, 2/17/2024 that my texts are sending read receipts. VERY UNHAPPY about this. Based on this thread this has been an issue for over a year now. Apple, why has this issue not yet been resolved?

It's 10th April 2024 - does anyone know if apple has indeed sort out this issue? I have the Read feature off at the Settings level for Messages and for each individual and STILL, it randomly has some messages with read on.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

Ta

This has been happening to me too and it's so flipping ANNOYING!!!!

Here's what I have done, and the problem still persists, but has lessened:

• Turned off read receipts on iPhone

• Turned off individual read receipts under each text thread on iPhone

Now here is a key thing, and I'm not sure anyone has mentioned it (I didn't read the entire thread, so I don't know):

CHECK YOUR MAC'S IMESSAGES

Here's the super annoying part:

• You have to ALSO turn off read receipts under your Mac's iMessage preferences

• Even if you have done all of the above, it will STILL turn on read receipts for individuals - I went through and turned them all off, and I'll sporadically check them, and they'll be TURNED BACK ON for certain individuals, and there appears to be no rhyme or reason to it

This is the ONLY solution I have found - turning it off anywhere I have found for it to be on, but it loves to persist for individual read receipts via my Mac. But at least it isn't doing it as often, although I would prefer for it to not be done at all.

Like seriously Apple, WTF, get your sh** together. I hate Androids and would prefer not to switch over.

Or get rid of read receipts all together.

Dear apple support,

Why hasn’t this issue been fixed?

My read receipts are turned off in settings and for all individual contacts but still showing read receipts for certain contacts.

This is awful!! Please fix this issue!! Thank you!!

I’m having this same issue and it’s with a person I use to date so I don’t want my read receipts sent. However, not sure if he is getting my read receipts which I’m assuming because I can see his. I went to his contact information and turned it off but he’s the only one in my contacts that remains. This is so odd and unfortunate.

It’s June 2024 and a few of my contacts still receive read receipts from me even though I turned it off. Apple fix this soon thanks. Kinda makes me nervous to think about all the other features that I assume are switched off.

This is happening to me as well where read receipts are off but some contacts see them and some don’t. When I go into the text chain and into settings, my iPhone does not show any option to turn read receipts on or off individually. I have an XR, currently iOS 17.5.1. If this isn’t resolved I will also not be upgrading to another iPhone when I purchase a new phone this year.

ios 17.5.1. More than a year after this thread started, same basic problem as everyone else. My phone sends read receipts even when toggled off for individual users. Apple's recommended fixes don't work. Hard to believe that Apple has fallen so far behind other tech companies. This phone is new otherwise I'd switch to Android.

100% agree. I feel misled.

I'm having the same issue and it's driving me crazy. i've tried everything suggested, to no avail. If anyone figures out how to fix it, I'd love to know. Thank you!

Same here and I don’t like it. I have them off for a reason and I shouldn’t have to check each contact to verify.

I am having same issue. My wife just alerted me to this. Read receipts is toggled off in settings but still showing up in text convos. Reset phone and everything and still there. Frustrating

You just need to reset your iphone