{"id":151298,"date":"2021-01-10T14:23:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T11:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-turn-off-read-receipts-in-microsoft-teams\/"},"modified":"2021-01-10T14:23:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T11:23:56","slug":"how-to-turn-off-read-receipts-in-microsoft-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-turn-off-read-receipts-in-microsoft-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Turn Off Read Receipts in Microsoft Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ef6f131a40\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ef6f131a40\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-turn-off-read-receipts-in-microsoft-teams\/#How_to_Turn_Off_Read_Receipts\" >How to Turn Off Read Receipts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-turn-off-read-receipts-in-microsoft-teams\/#How_to_Avoid_Sending_Read_Receipts\" >How to Avoid Sending Read Receipts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Turn Off Read Receipts in Microsoft Teams&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-672610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/xstock-lede-microsoft-teams.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.MNmk7ovVYC.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Teams Logo\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Some people love read receipts. Some people hate read receipts. If you fall into the latter camp and you use Microsoft Teams, you\u2019ll be glad to know that you can turn off read receipts for direct messages.<\/p>\n<p>By default, users of Microsoft Teams can turn off read receipts, but your admins can change that to force read receipts to be on. If that\u2019s the case, you can\u2019t turn them off, but you can avoid sending them, to an extent. We\u2019ll cover that as well.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Turn_Off_Read_Receipts\"><\/span>How to Turn Off Read Receipts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In Microsoft Teams, click on your profile picture in the top-right corner of the window and select \u201cSettings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-706567 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x1-Menu.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.YzgUWeKrlD.png\" alt=\"The &quot;Settings&quot; option in the Teams menu.\" width=\"364\" height=\"500\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Navigate to the \u201cPrivacy\u201d tablet and toggle off \u201cRead Receipts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-706568 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x2-Settings.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.b-nW455HZ-.png\" alt=\"The &quot;Read receipts&quot; option in the Settings.\" width=\"648\" height=\"489\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you have any chats open in separate windows, you\u2019ll need to close and reopen them for this to take effect in those chats. But otherwise, this works im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Avoid_Sending_Read_Receipts\"><\/span>How to Avoid Sending Read Receipts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If your administrators have forced read receipts to be on for everyone, then you won\u2019t be able to turn this setting off. However, read receipts are only triggered when you open a chat, so as long as you don\u2019t open the chat, a read receipt won\u2019t be sent.<\/p>\n<p>This means that you can be a little sneaky by changing your notification settings to make sure that chat replies are shown in the banner. The banner is the pop-up preview of new messages in the bottom-right corner of Microsoft Teams. That way, you can read messages that are sent to you without triggering a read receipt.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, click on your profile picture in the top-right corner of the window and select \u201cSettings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-706567 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x1-Menu.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.YzgUWeKrlD.png\" alt=\"The &quot;Settings&quot; option in the Teams menu.\" width=\"364\" height=\"500\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Open the \u201cNotifications\u201d tab, then click the \u201cEdit\u201d button next to the \u201cChat\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-706569 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-Edit.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.FNKo6OnDNb.png\" alt=\"The &quot;Edit&quot; option in the Notifications settings.\" width=\"646\" height=\"480\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Make sure that \u201c@mentions\u201d is set to \u201cBanner and Feed\u201d and \u201cReplies\u201d is set to \u201cBanner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-706570 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x4-Banner.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.sXpjLX9bO4.png\" alt=\"The Chat notification options.\" width=\"421\" height=\"218\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This way, you can see chat messages in pop-up notifications without triggering the read receipt. 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