Skype Preview now lets you see who has read your messages

Skype is finally gearing up to add read receipts, then yous tin keep up with who has read your messages. Microsoft announced this calendar week that information technology is now testing the new features with the Skype Insider Preview clients across several platforms (via OnMSFT).

From Microsoft:

Read receipts allow you come across who'south seen your messages at a glance. When someone reads your message, their avatar appears beneath it in Skype chats enabling you to run across how far someone has read in the chat without borer on every bulletin.

Currently, the feature works in one-on-one conversations and in group chats with upwardly to 20 people. In order for read receipts to piece of work, the people yous're chatting with will also need to be running the latest Skype Preview build also.

Finally, for those who are uncomfortable with sending read receipts, you lot can disable the feature from the "Privacy" section of the settings carte du jour. Read receipts will also exist disabled if yous've prepare your condition to "Invisible."

If y'all want to examination out read receipts, the characteristic is available in preview build 8.26.76 across Android, iOS, and the desktop clients for Windows, Linux and Mac. Should testing go well, we should see the feature coil out to everyone presently.

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