Enable (or Disable) Read Receipts in iMessage for Mac
Feb 29, 2012 - 3 Comments
Read Receipts show the sender of a message that a message has been delivered, these are enabled by default in iMessages for iOS, but they are disabled by default in Message for Mac. Here’s how to enable read receipts for messages sent from the Mac:
- Open Preferences in iMessage, and select the “Accounts” tab
- Select the iMessage account from the left
- Check the box next to “Send Read Receipts” to enable
- Close out of iMessage Preferences
This obviously requires iMessages for Mac, which is included in OS X Mountain Lion and also available to download as a free beta for OS X Lion users, where it replaces iChat.
Is there a way to completely delete the iMessage conversation.Clicking on the name in the Source list only deletes the name and conversation from view. I can’t seem to find a setting that will completely delete the chat from my Documents folder.
It erks me it has to be enabled like on iPhone. It should be the otherway around.
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