Message States

Each sent message in a conversation or group chat displays a message state that is based on the current users and the most recent received delivery information. Each received message indicates whether you have read or acknowledged it.

Each sent message displays one of the following message states:

State Description Timestamp Shown

<None>

Message sent, but no received response from the server.

<None>

Failed

Not received by server. The client has disconnected or 20 seconds have elapsed.

Time the failure was detected

Sent

Received by the server in a conversation or chat.

Time the server received the message

Delivered to some

No one has read or acknowledged the message. Some of the users have received the message, but not all.

Most recent received time

Delivered

No one has read or acknowledged the message. All users have received the message.

Most recent received time

Read by some

No one has acknowledged the message. Some of the users have displayed the message, but not all.

Most recent displayed time

Read

No one has acknowledged the message. All users have displayed the message.

Most recent displayed time

Acknowledged by some

Some of the users have acknowledged the message but not all.

Most recent acknowledged time

Acknowledged

All of the users have acknowledged the message.

Most recent acknowledged time

Each received message displays one of the following states:

State Description Timestamp Shown

Received

The message has been received, but the entire message has not been displayed on the screen.

N/A

Read

You have read the message.

The time that you read the message

Acknowledged

You have acknowledged the message.

The time that you acknowledged the message.