WhatsApp Web: More secure to use? And more awkward

Unannounced update

According to the report, this phenomenon is not a mistake, but a new feature launched by WhatsApp on March 11, 2021, in the form of an unannounced update. This ensures that read confirmation is only completed if both parties to the communication activate this function. On the other hand, if a user turns off this option in settings, it no longer works for both parties. So if you are wondering about the missing blue tick under your voice messages, take a look at the app’s data protection settings and ask the counterpart if they have deactivated the read receipt. Why WhatsApp decided this restriction and why it only applies to voice messages remains unclear. On the other hand, users always had the option to deactivate read receipts. It seems fair that those who refuse to communicate a reading to others will not receive the receipt themselves.