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Q: why some messages are received and others are read ?

I have an iPhone and I've been sending imessage to other people with iPhone.  Some messages are delivered and some are read.  What is the difference and why is this happening ?

iPhone 4 (8GB)

Posted on Apr 17, 2012 12:19 PM

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Q: why some messages are received and others are read ?

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  • by KC7GNM,

    KC7GNM KC7GNM Apr 17, 2012 12:21 PM in response to eliseandkeegan
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    Apr 17, 2012 12:21 PM in response to eliseandkeegan

    Depends on the receiver. They can set their read receipt to on and you will get read on your end when they actually open up the message app to read it. If they have read receipts set to off then all you will get is a delivered even if they read it.