Privacy in dating apps is very important. Most apps make their functionality as secure and private as possible so you feel safe communicating with your “match.”

However, many users aren’t aware of all the features they use. For example, if you’re reading this article, you’re probably wondering if Bumble notifies you when your messages are read. The short answer is no; the app won’t tell you when your conversation partner reads a message. Let’s take a closer look at how the app works.

Can other Bumble users see if you read the message or not?

Let me answer that question immediately – no, in Bumble, you won’t see a notification that your message has been read. The only message you get is “Delivered.” So you will be unable to track whether your message has been read.

However, you can use this to your advantage. The person you are talking to will not receive a notification that your message has been read. For example, suppose you started communicating with another person or lost interest in the conversation. In that case, no one can accuse you of ignoring it because no one knows precisely whether your message was read or not.

This is the Bumble privacy policy. It would be best if you were prepared that your message can be ignored and you won’t even know about it. I would say it’s more of a positive system that allows users to not worry about hurting other people’s feelings.

How can I know if my message on Bumble has been read?

Based on what I wrote above, there’s no way you can one hundred percent know if you were ignored or just haven’t read the message yet. However, some indirect signs may tell you they don’t want to communicate with you anymore.

I would say that the most apparent sign is if you do not respond to a message over a day or respond in one word, something like “OK”; in this case, you need to think, maybe you get bored with your partner. To check this, you can directly ask what caused such gaps between messages.

In addition, you should pay attention to when your conversation partner usually responds to you. If you communicate exclusively in the evenings for a few days, and you write to you all the time, and then you are left for a long time without a reply at the same time of day, then you are most likely in the ignore.

You should also make sure that your message was sent. Go back to the application and see if there is an error near the message and whether it is still displayed in the chat. If all is well, you will have to wait for a response.

Does Bumble notify users about screenshots?

Another thing you’re likely to be concerned about is whether you can freely take screenshots. No one wants to be considered a weirdo after you’ve made a screenshot of someone’s profile or correspondence.

You can not worry about this. The fact is that Bumble does not notify other users that you have made a screenshot or recorded the screen. You can take a screenshot of anything you see fit. However, I can say that sharing such screenshots is rather rude to your conversation partner.

It’s also worth remembering that your partner may use this opportunity for his purposes. So it would be best to think about that in advance when you write something compromising or defiant. Remember that this can be saved as a screenshot and sent to whoever you want.

How does Bumble work?

The point is that essentially ignoring messages is one of the mechanics of the Bumble app. Let’s look into its peculiarities so that you understand what I mean and be prepared to be easily ignored, and there’s nothing wrong with it.

In Bumble, all your contacts with other users are divided into three groups. You are socializing to find dates, socializing to find friends, or socializing to find a job. If with friends and work communication, everything is pretty standard, you just get paired with random people with similar interests, and you can chat in the app and get to know each other better. Then in case you are looking for a date, things are a bit different.

Bumble decided to put the initiative of communication in the hands of girls. If you’re looking for a date, you should be prepared that it will be the girl who will write first. When the app finds a “match,” it offers the girl to write to the guy she likes, and she has 24 hours, after which he will disappear from her app. Also, after the girl wrote first, the guy has precisely the same 24 hours to respond, after which the dialogue will be closed, and both users will lose all information about each other. In this case, if users are of the same sex, they can write first.

So by the rules of the application, if you do not like your “match,” you can ignore the message and thus “refuse” to communicate. When you use Bumble, you should be ready to be ignored; there is nothing wrong with that.