Read receipts and typing indicators let you know when a message has been read and when someone is actively typing a response. They help make communication more timely and transparent and give you more control of your messaging experience.
When delivery and typing indicators are turned on, they'll show for all messages sent between you and your connections.
If they are turned off, no one in the conversation, including you, can see whether messages have been read or if someone is typing a response.
Delivery indicator
When the recipient of a message you sent has read your message, a small profile photo appears next to the message to indicate that the recipient has read the message.
Typing indicator
Typing indicators appear when someone is typing a response. This feature is on by default.
Important to know
Read receipts and typing indicators do not appear to senders of InMail messages.For message requests, read receipts appear only after the recipient accepts the request.
To turn your delivery and typing indicators on or off:
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Click the
Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage. -
Select Settings & Privacy from the dropdown.
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Click Data privacy on the left pane.
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Under the Messaging experience section, click Delivery and typing indicators.
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Turn on or off the Delivery and typing indicators using the toggle.
To turn your delivery and typing indicators on or off:
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Tap your profile photo, then tap
Settings. -
Tap Data privacy.
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Under the Messaging experience section, tap Delivery and typing indicators.
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Turn on or off the Delivery and typing indicators using the toggle.
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