Are read receipts on by default

Read receipts are enabled by default and are available in group chats and one-on-one chats.

1. Do iphones automatically have read receipts on?
2. What triggers Read Receipt iOS?
3. Why would someone randomly turn on read receipts?
4. Can one person have read receipts and the other not?

Do iphones automatically have read receipts on?

Enable All Read Receipts

To enable read receipts for everyone who texts you, go to Settings > Messages on your iPhone or iPad and turn on the Send Read Receipts switch. Now when you view a text sent by someone, a small Read note will appear in the other person's text indicating the time you read the message.

What triggers Read Receipt iOS?

There is an option in Message (Settings->Message) that allows the phone to "Send Read Receipts". If this is on (I believe that is the default) the iPhone will send back a "read" receipt when you see the message in the message app (as said before, lock screen or message center does not count.)

Why would someone randomly turn on read receipts?

Some admit to purposely turning read receipts on as an indirect means of “ghosting” someone, ie. disappearing from their life. Allowing someone to see their messages are being viewed but not returned. In the past, this might have been a begging letter from an ex returned to them unopened.

Can one person have read receipts and the other not?

Read receipts are only sent by your phone when you have them on. If the other person has them on, you will continue to get receipts from them, but they will not get anything from you.