Surely on some occasion, you have received a WhatsApp message that you have wanted to read but that you have decided not to open out of laziness or so that the sender would not see that you were online. Does this situation sound familiar to you? If the answer is affirmative, pay attention to the following tricks that we present to you from HOWTO, because we want to talk to you about how to read WhatsApp messages without them knowing.

If you want your contacts not to find out that you have seen their messages because you are busy or because you simply want to think about the answer beforehand, take note because with these simple tricks we explain how to view WhatsApp messages without them noticing. Don’t miss out on all the possibilities offered by both your smartphone and the application itself!

Turn off blue ticks

As you well know, WhatsApp has the possibility of notifying the sender of the message through the activation of blue popcorn once the message has already been read. In this other oneHOWTO article, in fact, we explain exactly what the WhatsApp double blue check is and why it was integrated into the application. Therefore, if you wonder how to read WhatsApp messages without them knowing, the first trick (and the most basic) is to deactivate this option:

1. Enter the WhatsApp application.
2. Click on the three dots that appear at the top, to the right of the screen.
3. Enter settings, select the account option> privacy.
4. Once you are in privacy, deactivate the read confirmation option.

With this trick, you will ensure that your contacts do not know that you have opened and read their messages, yes, remember that in that case, you will not know when they have done it either. Do not miss this other article on How not to appear online on WhatsApp either.

Use the notification bar

Taking advantage of the notification bar that you have activated through the WhatsApp application is a good method to instantly read messages that you still do not want to open without the contact being aware of it. However, you must bear in mind that if the messages sent are very long, the bar may not have enough space to display all the texts. However, it can be useful for short messages.

The trick is simple: read the message directly by previewing the notification bar. On Android, you can press the bar and slide your finger down to display all notifications. Swipe down on the WhatsApp message so you can read it completely. In the case of iOS, you only have to slide to show the notification bar and in it you will be able to see all the messages received from WhatsApp.

If you decide on this method, be careful not to click on the message directly, since in that case the application would be opened directly and the contact would receive the notification of the reading of the message.

Use airplane mode

Another good method if you wonder how to view WhatsApp messages without them noticing is to use airplane mode, an option offered by any smartphone that is simple and fast. Follow these simple steps:

1. From the home screen of your mobile, and before entering the WhatsApp application, slide your finger up or down.
2. Turn off the airplane mode function. If you can’t find the option, you may have to go to your phone’s settings.
3. Once the data connection is deactivated, access the App to read the messages without being seen.

Make sure you are not connected to a Wi-Fi network, since it could activate itself when you deactivate the data and it could keep you connected, which would mean that your contact would receive notice that you have read their messages. On the other hand, before re-activating the mobile data, make sure that you have closed the application completely, this way you will avoid that when you connect it, the message appears as read.

WhatsApp Web

The use of WhatsApp in its web version can be very useful when reading messages without the contact being aware of it. In the desktop version, where you can enter by scanning a QR code that will appear on your mobile, the conversations are located on the left of the screen.

In that part, you will be able to see a green circle that indicates the unread messages, and if you place the cursor over it, without clicking to open the chat, you will be able to read the entire message without having to access the conversation. Many people have discovered how to spy on WhatsApp Web, so if you want a quick and easy method, this is one of the most recommended.

Widgets for WhatsApp

You already know how to view WhatsApp messages without them noticing and how to spy on WhatsApp Web, however, there is another method that will allow you to read the messages received on WhatsApp without the sender knowing. We are talking about the installation of a widget for WhatsApp that allows you to read the messages without having to enter the application, yes, this method can only benefit Android phones since it is a function not available on iOS.

1. Press and hold the main screen until a menu with various options appears. Among them you will see the so-called widget, so select it.
2. Within the menu offered by the widget, you can find the section for the WhatsApp widget. Select the one called WhatsApp 4×2.
3. Finally, drag it to the main screen and drop it there.
4. The next step will be to resize the widget, so design it however you want.
5. In this widget, all the messages you receive will appear without having to open the App.

When you receive a message, do not click on the widget. Just read the notification in it, since otherwise, the WhatsApp application would open, showing your contact that you have read the message.