To ask Samsung mobile users

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Do Samsung smart phones show when messages are read?

Not sure which model phone it is. But ds has been sent some texts (to a non Samsung phone) and he doesn't want to reply (yet).

Modern touch screen Samsung. Probably not the newest, but still fairly new.

Can the sender see if they are delivered? Read? Anything?

I think ds phone is set with 'read reports' on, but not sure if that only works with his type of phone?

With my s3 you can only get delivery reports for texts but can get read reports for mms. Both of these have to be explicitly set, they don't come as default.

Not sure it that helps...

I've got a touch screen Samsung. It can be set to receive delivery reports but not read reports. You have to alter the default settings to get them. I've never bothered.

Thanks. I think it might be an s3, but not sure.

So he can possibly see they have been delivered? Nothing more. Ok.

There is a chat function on some androids note where if messaging another android you can see if they are typing etc bit like on what's app. If you go into settings in messaging there will be an option

It's not the samsung you need to know about, it's the other phone.

But it's my understanding that SMS (normal text messaging) doesn't have any feature which would provide this function, no matter what phone. Delivery reports, yes, but read reports no. For that you need Whatsapp or Facebook messenger (which is unreliable) or another instant messaging app.

Does the sender of the text have a Nokia? Because Nokias used to have a read report function on them, as well as a delivered report. I know this because my ex used to pretend he hadn't read my messages, when my phone clearly said they'd been both delivered and read...

Sorry, just re-read the OP and it's registered with me that the senders phone is a Samsung!
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 and can only get delivery reports, not read reports.

Oh, I'm confused. But Beauty is right, it's the sender's phone you need to know about. I must have misread the OP.

No you can't see if texts have been read.

Ok, sorry for confusion.
Xp has a Samsung. I think s3, but don't know.
Ds has old iPhone 4. No Internet/3G.

Xp has texted ds. Ds wants to wait to reply.

Xp can see text has been delivered?

I know I can check they have been read, i guess this is because its iPhone to iPhone?

Xp can't see if they've been read unless it's iPhone to iPhone or they are using a data based text service such as whatsapp. Xp may be able to see it has been delivered, or may not. Likely he can't.

What Bertie said

Thanks