Telegram Mark as Unread: In this fast-paced world, Telegram instant messaging continues to be the probable winner when it comes to picking a WhatsApp alternative. The major reason behind Telegram’s popularity is the adequate built-in security technicalities and a smooth user-friendly interface for the users to browse from.

Speaking about the ‘mark as unread’ feature for personal messages or conversations, the process is convenient as well as easy to follow.

You would be familiar with these basics in case you’re a long-term user. In case you aren’t and looking to jump into this convenient messaging system, this blog is for you.

We will brief you on a fundamental guide, which is how to mark messages as unread on Telegram.

Can You Mark Messages as Unread on Telegram?

In this digital era, we are stuck with our hectic schedules and there hardly comes a time when we have the patience to read a long message and reply instantly. In such cases, we tend to mark it unread and save it for later, when we can read and reply to it conveniently.

Now, the question dives, how do you do that on telegram? Does Telegram give you the feature to mark a message unread even though you have opened it?

Well, the good news is, yes! Up until a few years ago, Telegram lacked this feature. But as we know, change is the only constant, and thanks to the Telegram team they initiated a crucial feature in its interface.

Now, it is possible to mark messages as unread on Telegram for whatever the purpose is. Even though you have read a message, you can always mark it unread again.

How to Unread Telegram Message (Mark as Unread Telegram)

1. Mark as Unread Telegram via App

Step 1: Open the Telegram app on your phone. As you open it, the interface turns up on your screen with the long list of conversations you had so far.

Step 2: From the concerned list, choose the chat you want to mark as unread. Once you have picked, long press on the conversation.

Step 3: As you long press on the same, four icons are displayed on the screen above. You will spot a vertical line on the top left screen corner. Once you spot the line, click on it.

Step 4: It will display a range of four options. From the list of options that show up, click on ‘Mark as unread.’

Step 5: After you click on the option, the conversation you picked will be left as unread.

2. Telegram Mark as Unread via Web

Step 1: Open Telegram on your desktop or laptop through https://web.telegram.org/k/. You can either scan the QR code or use your phone number to log in to sign in from your laptop.

Step 2: As you open Telegram on the web, the conversation list shows up on the screen. From there, pick the chat that you want to mark as ‘unread’.

Step 3: Right-click on the chosen conversation and a list of options will pop up on the screen.

Step 4: From the available range, click on ‘Mark as unread’. Once you do so, the conversation is moved to the concerned state.

The same steps apply to all, regardless of being an individual contact, group messages or any particular channel. So easy, right? This is how the Telegram ‘unread messages’ feature works.

What Happens When You Mark as Unread on Telegram?

After you mark as unread on Telegram, the sender will see a blue tick and know you have read their message. However, you can push it back to ‘unread’, but the change isn’t visible on the other end. They will still know the message has been read.

If you are unwilling to let them know that you have read their message, you can check it from the notification bar and keep the reply for later.

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