Jan252013

Do read-receipts for Facebook private messages work only if recipients are using the mobile app?

DrSunil Vaswani asks:

Do read-receipts for Facebook messages work only if recipients are using a mobile app? Or even if recipient views on web interface of Facebook? From my experience I guess when recipient views private message on web, then no read-receipts are generated for sender.

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Achraf Almouloudi

January 26, 2013

No, even when the user’s using a computer the receipts will work, however, some developers made out some unofficial extensions that prevent your browser from sending that receipt, and yes, your friends may be using one.

DrSunil Vaswani

Nice answer

Thanks!

How come read-receipts ( Seen by ) were not generated in few of my messages even after the recipient had replied to the message

January 27, 2013
Achraf Almouloudi

To understand that you have to understand to the read-receipts work:

Facebook has implemented a script in the Web chat box that is programmed to send a database entry once the box is highlighted by the keyboard or the mouse, but, the extensions that some developers made have a purpose to automatically and instantly remove the script Facebook made for this purpose, so as result, the Facebook system does not know when your contact “reads” the message although in fact he really did.

January 27, 2013
DrSunil Vaswani

Thanks

Superb answer

Very talented and knowledgeable answer

Use your talent and knowledge in such ways ( for reasons ) and at places that our Creator is satisfied and not attempting to satisfy own self

January 28, 2013
Achraf Almouloudi

Thank you for appreciating my humble answer.

January 28, 2013

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