Easy and effective ways to avoid the blue double thick on WhatsApp

In the last couple of days, WhatsApp has introduced the well known "blue double  thicks", to indicate that the message has been read by the receiver. This new feature, introduced by Facebook (the current owner of WhatsApp) hasn't been well received by its users. No one wanted the confirmation of read message.

Are there any ways to avoid this new feature? Yes, absolutely.

In internet it is already possible to read about various ineffective methods, such as: activate the AirPlane mode, read the messages, go back to the home screen, deactivate the AirPlane mode, or download (on Android) previous versions of WhatsApp, where this feature hadn't been implemented yet and the confirmation was not sent.

Having done some research, I suggest you two new methods that are definitely handier and, rather shockingly, already integrated in the application!!

1) Widget!

The first method is the one I prefer.

It is possible to create a new desktop on your device and add the original widget of WhatsApp messages. In this way, whenever you receive a new message, it will be displayed within the widget and you will be able to read it (being careful not to touch a message with your finger). With the scroll feature you will be able to see the whole list of received messages.

ALL MESSAGES APPEARING IN THE WIDGET CAN BE READ WITHOUT THE SENDER RECEIVING THE BLUE DOUBLE THICK. 

As you can see from the screenshots, it is necessary to select the "WhatsApp Widget" and insert it on an empty desktop (so that you can enlarge the widget to its maximum size and have more space for reading).

2) Popup!

This method can be even more interesting because in some cases it is even possible to reply without sending the annoying notification.

Go to WhatsApp -> Settings -> Notifications. It is possible to select the option PopUp both for single messages and for groups.

By activating this option, every time you receive a message, WhatsApp will very kindly open a popup letting you see the content!

The two important things to remember in order to avoid sending the notification are the following:

•  Do not click on "View" or "Close" but use instead the buttons "Home" and "Back" from your device.
• Only reply to a message if the sender has sent you more than one message. Why? Because the popup works like a stack of dirty dishes: every message received will be put on top of the previous one. When you reply to a message, that same message will be removed from the "message tail" of the popup (as you do when you remove a dirty dish from the stack, in order to wash it). If there's only one message in the popup and you reply, the popup will close, as if you had clicked on "Close" and it will send the notification to the sender. 

As you can see from the screenshots, in order to use this method you need to go to WhatsApp's Settings, and then select "Notifications" and "Always show Popup". In this way, whenever you receive a message, a pop up will open as the following.

  

 
These are at the moment the most useful methods in order to read all messages received on WhatsApp without sending the blue double thick.

We are still investigating on other possible methods, so do come back to this page and, if you have any question or doubt, please write on the comments below.

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