I have read receipts from my WhatsApp to my dead relative.

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I have searched online, and cannot find the answer. Maybe somebody can explain this in a none supernatural, and logical way. My parent died over a year ago, their phone is deactivated, doesn't exist anymore, network informed, it is all completely shut down.
WhatsApp expired where my parent's picture disappeared, as it does when the account goes. I have our WhatsApp chain still on my phone, my parent's phone number ia still in my contacts. I'm not sure I'll ever be ready to delete this.

I often send my parent messages, updating them about my life, and expressing my feelings. It sounds absolutely crazy! I know my parent is gone in every way, doesn't exist anymore. I don't believe in ghosts, heaven and believe that there is nothing after death. I send these messages because it helps me. There is obviously now always just one grey tick because these messages will never ever be delivered, or read.

Well today I clicked on info, which I haven't done before. All of the messages have 2 grey ticks for delivered with a little line under where the time usually is, and 2 blue ticks for read with a little line underneath where the time would be as well. On the outside, it has the usual one grey tick as you would expect.

Why is this occurring?

Edited as wrong thread.

I don’t have WhatsApp at all so not Literally everybody

I agree 2 grey ticks means delivered to a device as one grey tick is not delivered.

As others have said, the number is recycled.

I'm only writing to say though, that something similar happened to me. My DF had been gone for around a year but I kept our last WhatsApp conversation. Imagine the panic when I opened WhatsApp one day to see ' Dad typing...' I deleted the thread in an honest to god shit-myself moment - massive regret. So, I feel you. ❤️

OP after my dad died the hospital where he died phoned me to collect his stuff. I was sitting in the garden with my mum and my phone starting ringing and as usual the name comes up (if the number is programmed into your phone with a name).

My ringing phone said 'dad'. I couldn't believe it.

Then I thought wait a minute the hospital have his phone among his belongings surely they must have used it then to call me (bit weird of them but ok makes sense re 'dad' coming up on screen)

Checked number in call log to see who had just called and the number that came up was for the hospital ie it was the hospital number and not my dads mobile number. So they had not used his phone. They had used the hospital telephone.

Make of that what you will. I like to think it was my dad saying 'hi, I'm ok, don't worry' but who knows.

OP says there is only one grey tick when she opens the message thread but when she long presses a message and selects ‘info’ two grey ticks show up without a time stamp, and two blue ticks without a time stamp are below it. The ticks show up anytime anyone with WhatsApp clicks on ‘info’ on a message, but the fact OP’s shows no time stamps because they haven’t been delivered or read is normal. The number hasn’t been reallocated or hacked.

That made me well up (or more)

I don't think it sounds crazy at all.

It's totally possible that in Heaven they have 5G. They're probably using the very latest iphones - the ones that haven't come out yet.

In Hell, they're using Nokias.

Try sending a message and ask if anyone can respond. So sorry this is happen must feel very upsetting

I still ring my dad’s number and text him even though he died in 2016😢 sounds daft to some people but I miss him so much😢

Wow that is odd🤔

I can only think the number has been reused, but the new owner has blocked your number, OR its a bug in WhatsApp. I wouldn't text the number again though, perhaps write letters instead? I'm sorry for your loss.

Definitely reallocated number.

Wow that had me in tears 😭 what a lovely man and it was so sad but happy too ❤️

Not everyone uses WhatsApp, they literally don’t!

Yes this happened with me. My beloved twin sister died and I continued to send her messages telling her how much I loved her.
I eventually got a reply from someone telling me that they now had that number and were receiving my messages...😥

I'm so sorry for your loss ❤️. Do carry on and focus on the things that make you happy, as they would have wanted.

I sort of had the opposite once. A dear relative died and I never deleted their number in my phone. Months later, my phone rings and dear deceased relative's name popped up on my phone as incoming caller. It was like a blow to the chest. Turned out their phone had sat around for a few months and eventually been given to a younger relative to use. It was heartbreaking changing the name in my phone to the new owner of the number, took me a while to bring myself to do it.

Nobody has the number, she’s already said it’s a dead number. Stop frightening her!

I think it’s lovely, they both needed something and without ever knowing each other, gained some comfort. No harm done!

My uncle passed away during covid, about 2 months ago I got a notification that uncle corcsareanforme has joined Snapchat - it was awful but clearly his number had been reallocated.

My dtr had a temp no when changing providers. I accidentally messaged on WhatsApp because I hadn’t deleted and someone replied. I would bet the number has been allocated.