Want to read a WhatsApp message without opening the chat? Here’s how to do this

WhatsApp is used by more than 2 billion people. There are, however, several WhatsApp features that many users are not aware of. One such feature allows you to read a message sent by a contact, but without opening the chat.

Yes, there are times when you want to read a message, but without letting the sender know that you have read it. If you open a chat, the sender sees a blue tick below what was sent, which shows that whatever was sent, has been read. You can read the full message on the notification panel as well; in this case, however, you will not be able to read it for too long.

Here’s the trick to read a message without opening the chat, on WhatsApp (for Android):