How to Know if Someone Has Read Your Message on LinkedIn

Last updated on August 2nd, 2022 at 06:08 am

Some people like to take their privacy settings overboard for whatever reasons.

It comes off as being cocky to some people as they naturally do not like that moment when they want you to respond to them but have to wait because they don’t know if you have read or seen their messages yet.

There is a lot to learn in this article because it is going to give you a lot of information on how to decode these settings by people who use them.

In this article, I will teach you how to know if someone has read your message on LinkedIn.

LinkedIn as we all know is a social media platform used to connect with people all over the world, majorly professionals and high-ticket personnel.

Sometimes, people love to keep their things low-key with whom they respond, and when they do, that is they turn off their read receipts.

But there are ways to go around it and figure out who read your messages and who hasn’t.

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How to Know When Someone Has Read Your Message on LinkedIn

You know, having this information is necessary because it opens your eyes to whoever you are in connection with. But don’t get too emotional finding out someone sidelined your message for later.

It could be for some reasons which you aren’t aware of. Everyone has personal things they are dealing with.

If you want to know if someone has read your message on LinkedIn, you would have to go to check your read receipt if it’s on or off.

If you turned your own off, you won’t be able to see it when someone reads your message.

But if yours is turned on, and you can tell if the recipient has read your message yet, it means he/she has turned off the read receipt feature on their device.

You might want to know what a read receipt is if you are just hearing it for the first time.

What are Read Receipts in LinkedIn?

A read receipt is simply a notification icon you see at the bottom of every message on LinkedIn. it tells you that the recipient has read your message.

This will only be seen if it is on either you the user or the recipient to whom you are sending a message.

You might have come across them not knowing that is what they are called.

I will be teaching you how the read receipt works, and how you can make use of it either on your mobile device or on your desktop computer.

How Does LinkedIn Read Receipt Work?

Generally, the LinkedIn receipts are turned on by default. If you are having conversations through messaging, you and the recipient both have to turn on the read receipt for it to be activated.

If they are turned on, then you can see if the other person has read your message or not.

On the right bottom of each message, you’ll see a small circle icon that drops down every time the recipient reads your message. The notification is different on the desktop and mobile.

For the desktop, you’ll be able to see a timestamp of when the message was viewed.

If you are making use of LinkedIn to make a sales broadcast, you’ll want to know how well your broadcast is doing. You want to make sure that the people you sent messages to opened them.

This is where the read receipts are important because it helps with your analytical report from time to time knowing who has read your message and who hasn’t.

If turning on/off your read receipt is quite technical for you, I will show you how to do it right here.

Turning Read Receipts On/Off

Just like what we discussed earlier with using this feature, I have made it clear how to use it either for a desktop user or a mobile user.

The following steps below will give you an overview of how to make use of the LinkedIn read receipt.

How to Turn off LinkedIn Read Receipt on Desktop

Go to your page settings at the top of your screen
Click on the communication tab at the top

From the dropdown menu, click on the message experience
You can turn on/off your read receipt and typing indicator from there.
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How to Turn off LinkedIn Read Receipt on Mobile

The process to do this is similar to that of the desktop though. Here is a way to get it done if you are using a mobile device.

Click on your profile icon at the top left side of your screen.

Click on the settings button.
A settings page will appear.
A dropdown of options will pop out for you to choose what you want to do.

Tap on the communication tab and scroll to the bottom.
Click on the read receipts and indicators showing typing.
Turn them on/off depending on what you want to do.

For whatever reason you are sending your messages on LinkedIn, always try to make it a lot more professional in other to know when your messages are being read.

Manage your messages well because LinkedIn is a top professional platform for high-ticket individuals. Not everyone has the time to view a message that looks like a dictionary.

I will share some guidelines on how well to manage your messages on LinkedIn.

How to Manage Your Messages on LinkedIn

To manage your messages well on LinkedIn to have better success with them being read, follow the steps that have been stated here.

They will help you and guide you through when drafting your next message.

Make it Brief

Make your messages very brief. This is one of the best chances in getting your messages opened or viewed by people. Not everyone likes to open up multiple messages with loads of paragraphs to read. So, make it brief!

Always be Professional

At all costs, always try to be professional when sending out messages. You are trying to get in touch with professionals, so keep it professional and you’ll be good to go.