*app, not “up”

When I send people texts, they might be Apple users or any other various phones and texting apps, are any of their texting apps such that it notifies them when a message has been seen or read?

I don’t get “seen” or “read” information on my end. Do they?

  • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    3·
    10 months ago

    Thank you. now I’m curious, is there a list of apps and phones etc that provide “seen” and “read” receipts?

      • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        21·
        10 months ago

        SMS is like shouting into a room full of people and assuming the other person heard you.

        So are you saying that when I send someone a text, a dozen random people receive that text and may or may not have actually been received by the intended recipient? Please explain.

        • William@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          10 months ago

          No, it’s a bad analogy. SMS is more like shooting a homing missile at someone, and then walking away. It’s probably going to find them, but if it doesn’t, you won’t know until you ask them about it.