How to disable WhatsApp delivery notifications?

[someotherguy]

How can I stop my Android device sending delivery notifications on WhatsApp? For clarity, I definitely mean delivery notifications, not read receipts.

https://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/general/20951546

- One grey tick means the sender's message has hit the servers
- Two grey ticks means their message has successfully reached my phone (which is what I want to stop!)
- Two blue ticks means I've read their message (I've already disabled read receipts in the Privacy settings)

I don't want the sender to even know my phone is switched on. I want the sender to only ever see one grey tick, if possible.

I want to be a ghost.

Can it be done?

[Ben90]

Restrict background data on the app?

When my phones on Battery saver it turns off most/all background data for apps so they only refresh when I open them.

Settings > data usage > whatsapp
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Yamaha FZ6 S2

[someotherguy]

Interesting, thanks. It seems it will still send those notifications though, either when I open the app or when I'm connected to WiFi - so the sender has at least some idea that I've got their message.

I need to be waaaay more incognito

[Ste]

[someotherguy]

Cheers Ste, I'll take a look at it