WhatsApp introduces the double blue check for read messages

One month after users began to notice the change in colors and operation of the famous double check of WhatsApp, the application is updated to welcome the read message identifier (not only received): the double blue check A brand that has begun to be seen in the individual conversations of this messaging application to the comfort of all those who were intrigued to know if, indeed, the message they had sent had also been read by the interlocutorNow there is no doubt.

The new function comes through a update that WhatsApp has already released for both the platform Android and for iOS and Windows Phone Thus, users of these terminals may start to see the color blue in individual conversations. And only in this type of chat. Thus, despite the tests that WhatsApp was carrying out some time ago and in which some users also verified the color change of double check in group chats, seems to have been out of update

But, how exactly does this double blue check work? Until now, these brands were only from grey color, being able to see only a check when sending the message to know that said text has traveled to the servers by WhatsAppFrom here it is distributed to the recipient, at which point the indicator becomes double Something that has led to confusion for many users when they mistakenly think that said person had seen and read the message, being just a receipt mark This is where the double blue check comes into play , finally identifying that the message has been seen by the other person without a doubt A point in favor for those users who are most concerned about share some information, but not so much for those who want to safeguard their privacy

And, at least for the moment, there is no way to get rid of this mark This means losing allprivacy that another of the great updates of WhatsApp provided to its users. We are referring to the possibility of hide the time of the last connectionA piece of information that allowed ignore conversations even after reading the messages sent and received in it. Thus, the interlocutor was only hunted if he was really active in the conversation, since the label Online appears However, there was no certainty that the user had read the content of the chat. Now, on the contrary, this flag prevents this practice, letting the sender know if the receiver has not only seen the message, but also has also read it Which in turn implies that has necessarily gone through the conversation

And there are still more. Along with this double blue check comes another interesting and closely related novelty. This is information about sent messages. More specifically to who has sent a message, the time it was sent and, most novelty, the time at which It has been readSomething that, once again, questions the privacy of the function last connection time To check this data, the user only has to perform a long press on a sent message and access the information i icon that appears at the top of the window. This accesses a new window where the time it was sent and when it was read by the interlocutor The good news is that this function is also valid for group chats Thus, despite not having a double blue check for these conversations, it is possible to click on a message and see who among the interlocutors has read it and also know when

In short, a useful tool, focused on sincerity and effectiveness in communicationHowever, it is possible that it creates more than one problem among users who want to hide their activity in WhatsApp As a detail, we must talk about the small animation displayed when changing from a single gray check to two blue ones, rotating this check mark. A detail that follows the line of other animations and small details that WhatsApp has been including, as happens when deleting a voice message of the typePush To Talk

The new version of WhatsApp and its double blue check are now available for both Android and iPhone and devices Windows Phone Downloadable free through Google Play, App Store and Windows Phone Store , although after a year of use it is necessary to pay to renew the service