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Here's a way to get around letting Facebook know you've read someone's message: I'm one of those people who likes the little red notifications showing when I'v

Here's a way to get around letting Facebook know you've read someone's message: I'm one of those people who likes the little red notifications showing when I've received a FB message. I don't check FB's messages often, so without that notification, I forget to follow up on FB messages. My work-around is to have FB send me an email notification whenever someone writes me a message via FB. Then I read that message in my email reader instead of through the FB UI. I also have all email images turned off for performance and privacy reasons. It seems to me you could do this too, and avoid having FB inform the sender that you've read their message.

wtracy 14y ago
Still, things just got scarier for people less savvy than you.
- altrego99 14y ago
  Also while it works, it's slightly cumbersome - one will have to ensure not to give in to the temptation of clicking the red notifications, and to ignore the FB Messenger app in Android. The FB Messenger for Android is a tremendous app that I have been using, over other apps, ironically the main reason is because it's a nice chatting software which does not reveal if you're online and if you've read any message. Now I will have to look for an alternative - Google+ invisibility may be the one.
gaving 14y ago
Here's another way to get around letting Facebook know you've read someone's message: Delete your facebook account.
- moron 14y ago
  Sure, and you can cure a rash on your arm by cutting the arm off.
  - moheeb 14y ago
    Actually the rash is probably some type of bacterial or fungal infection that will live on the arm for quite a while regardless of whether or not that arm is connected to your body. Most other causes of rash would allow that rash to reappear on another appendage. Only if the rash results from contact with something (poison ivy,etc.) would cutting off the arm 'cure' it.
imrehg 14y ago
The only problem is, that Facebook only sends email notification after a 15-30 minutes delay. And if one clicks the little red notifications, no emails are sent at all for the messages that are newer than those 15-30 minutes.... This doesn't make a very lively conversation, and annoys the hell out of me. If someone comments my status update I have the email notification even sooner than the website tells me (can see from Gmail new email popup), but for messages I cannot enable immediate notification...... Stupefying....
rplnt 14y ago
Can facebook know if you read the messages through jabber?
okamiueru 14y ago
Wasn't there a post on FB using some kind of hidden sound file, which bypasses the "don't show images" protection? Edit: Yes, here we go: http://pandodaily.com/2012/03/06/facebook-knows-when-you-open-their-emails-how-creepy-silent-sounds/ http://pandodaily.com/2012/03/06/facebook-knows-when-you-ope...

wtracy 14y ago

Still, things just got scarier for people less savvy than you.

altrego99 14y ago
Also while it works, it's slightly cumbersome - one will have to ensure not to give in to the temptation of clicking the red notifications, and to ignore the FB Messenger app in Android. The FB Messenger for Android is a tremendous app that I have been using, over other apps, ironically the main reason is because it's a nice chatting software which does not reveal if you're online and if you've read any message. Now I will have to look for an alternative - Google+ invisibility may be the one.

gaving 14y ago

Here's another way to get around letting Facebook know you've read someone's message: Delete your facebook account.

moron 14y ago
Sure, and you can cure a rash on your arm by cutting the arm off.
- moheeb 14y ago
  Actually the rash is probably some type of bacterial or fungal infection that will live on the arm for quite a while regardless of whether or not that arm is connected to your body. Most other causes of rash would allow that rash to reappear on another appendage. Only if the rash results from contact with something (poison ivy,etc.) would cutting off the arm 'cure' it.

imrehg 14y ago

The only problem is, that Facebook only sends email notification after a 15-30 minutes delay. And if one clicks the little red notifications, no emails are sent at all for the messages that are newer than those 15-30 minutes.... This doesn't make a very lively conversation, and annoys the hell out of me. If someone comments my status update I have the email notification even sooner than the website tells me (can see from Gmail new email popup), but for messages I cannot enable immediate notification...... Stupefying....

rplnt 14y ago

Can facebook know if you read the messages through jabber?

okamiueru 14y ago

Wasn't there a post on FB using some kind of hidden sound file, which bypasses the "don't show images" protection? Edit: Yes, here we go: http://pandodaily.com/2012/03/06/facebook-knows-when-you-open-their-emails-how-creepy-silent-sounds/ http://pandodaily.com/2012/03/06/facebook-knows-when-you-ope...