A few weeks ago WhatsApp gave its users a feature that BBMers have been making use of for years, the ability to know whether or a not a friend (or soon to be ex-friend) has read their messages. BBM does this by changing the D icon to an R. WhatsApp decided to change the color of its delivery checkmarks to blue in order to notify the curious sender of a read message.
The downside of the update meant you were not able to stealthily evade friends. This didn't sit well with a great deal of WhatsApp users, as a result an update was recently released to remedy the issue.
WhatsApp V2.11.444 will allow users to turn off read receipts. This will prevent individual contacts from knowing whether or not you have read their message, but group chats will still be notified once all members have read a message.
The only way this update can currently be installed is by side loading it, as it is not yet available on the Google Playstore. You can find the APK here.
Source: Android Police
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