Whatsapp: What do the check marks next to the messages mean?

The ticks next to your Whatsapp messages have a specific purpose. In this tip you will read what they are good for.

Checkmark in Whatsapp single chat

This means the hooks in the chat with a single person:

• The clock next to your message means that the message still needs to be sent to the Whatsapp servers.
• If your message has a tick, it means that the message has arrived on the server but has not yet been sent to the recipient's mobile phone. This can happen, for example, if the person you are talking to has no internet access at the moment.
• Two ticks mean that the message has arrived on your chat partner's mobile phone.
• Unlike Facebook, Whatsapp does not notify you when the message is read.

Check the Whatsapp group chat

There are also hooks next to messages in group chat:

• As in single chat, the clock means that your message has yet to be sent.
• The group received the message when a check mark appears.
• Whatsapp does not offer any other notifications for groups.

This tip applies to the Android, iOS and Windows Phone version of the messenger. You can find some cool tips for Whatsapp here.