Collaborating online is easier when you have a reliable tool like Microsoft Teams. You can chat with your workmates, hold meetings, access and share files, and organize your work calendars and tasks. Microsoft Teams is a one-stop hub for organizations to continue working together remotely.
If you need to say something to a coworker, all you have to do is send a chat message. The only downside is not knowing if your coworker read it or not. Sending a time-sensitive message should notify you that your recipient read it. That is why Microsoft Teams has a feature called Read Receipts.
Read Receipts are indicators that your chat messages were seen or not. You will see in your chat the Seen icon, which looks like an eye. If they have not read it, the message sent or checkmark icon remains.
The feature is ideal for personal chats and group chats of up to 20 members. You cannot use it on the Teams Channel conversations. If your recipient only viewed the message from the banner notification or the power bar, it will not mark the message as read.
Unfortunately, not everyone finds the Read Receipt feature helpful. While it aims to enhance communication in the team and make sure that messages are read, some organizations find it unnecessary.
If you don’t like the Read Receipts feature, you can disable it on your Microsoft Teams app. Continue reading below to know how you can turn off the feature.
How to Configure & Disable Microsoft Teams’ Read Receipts Feature
You can configure and turn off the Read Receipts feature in Teams easily. Disable it through your Microsoft Teams app on your mobile device or your desktop PC. Here’s how to do it:
- Open the Microsoft Teams app.
- Select your account.
- On the upper right corner, click your name icon.
- Go to Settings.
- Navigate to the Privacy tab.
- Look for the Read Receipts option.
- To turn it off, toggle it to Off.
If you want to enable the feature back, follow the steps above and toggle the option to On.
Do you like having the Read Receipt on your Microsoft Teams chats? Why or why not? You can tell us your reason in the comments below.
