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iMessage changes from read receipt back to delievered

I have iMessage read receipts switched on, and so does my friend. When they first read my iMessage it shows me the time read receipt, however after a while if they don't reply the receipt disappears and the iMesssage goes back to saying 'delievered' underneath - can anyone tell me why this is? Thanks

iPhone 6, iOS 9.3, null

Posted on Apr 3, 2016 8:45 AM

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Posted on Jul 31, 2017 11:37 PM

this same issue has always happened with me as well. before, i thought there was some way that if you turn your receipts off on your end after reading a message, hat it will show the message as delivered on the other persons phone. i also happened to have trust issues with the one person i noticed this with, and it made me think they were purposely trying to change the status of the message so that i would not know they saw it. but this is in fact an issue with the software

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Jul 31, 2017 11:37 PM in response to krishow

this same issue has always happened with me as well. before, i thought there was some way that if you turn your receipts off on your end after reading a message, hat it will show the message as delivered on the other persons phone. i also happened to have trust issues with the one person i noticed this with, and it made me think they were purposely trying to change the status of the message so that i would not know they saw it. but this is in fact an issue with the software

Apr 3, 2016 9:26 AM in response to littlelollie

Hello,


When you send an iMessage it will differ from Delivered or Read depending on what setting you have on to send and receive iMessages?


For me I have "read" so that people know I have read there iMessage, however if they read your iMessage and dont have "Read" then it will stay as delivered if they want it to as its there setting.


Hope this helps..

Jack.

Apr 5, 2016 2:13 PM in response to littlelollie

I'm having the same issue. It popped up after the 9.3 upgrade.


It shows a message as read and then when I close the text and open it back up, the read receipt has moved up to the previous message and the most recent (which has already been read) now says "delivered"


My friends and I tested it sitting next to each other and it's happening to all of us.

Jul 10, 2016 9:22 AM in response to Davebenfleet79

I have been having the same issue and didn't realize it. I had a text message I sent, it said "Read" with the timestamp, and a few minutes later, it changed to "Delivered". I thought I was going crazy. When I looked at the same message on iMessages on my MacBook Air, it said "Read" with the timestamp. I read this post, shut my iPhone 6 off with iOS 9.3.2, turned my iPhone back on and the "Read" receipt with timestamp now shows in iMessage on my phone.

iMessage changes from read receipt back to delievered

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