Believe it or not, this is not an ad nor am I getting paid to talk about these apps. I am totally behind on talking about these apps as they've been developed for quite a while but for those of you that have not discovered them and value your privacy -- these apps are for you!
These simple applications and extensions will allow you to send and receive messages without the other participant knowing when you have 'read' or in some cases, clicked on this message. The only down fall of them? Because Facebook decides you've only read your messages if their read recipient plug-in says so, the messages will be marked as 'unread' until you reply or disable the extension or app. I promise you that it's totally worth it. I am sure that there are other websites that offer "free", "safe" applications or extensions that offer more options or the same but these ones come directly from the Chrome Web Store and the Mozilla Featured Extensions list of the best add-ons so they are guaranteed to be safe. Please be sure to only download the extensions from there -- I do not have enough money to pay for your computer if you say that I directed you to another link.
Below I have complied a list of the most commonly used, highest rated and most liked extensions (or in some cases, applications) that can all be accessed by the hyperlinks posted below the extension's description.
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Google Chrome Extensions
1) Facebook Unseen: In the right hand corner of your browser, you will see a circle with two chat boxes inside. When it is blue it is enabled, when it is not, it is disabled. Simple, right? This is the one I am most fond of. It also works for both the chat and inbox version of Facebook messaging. The other issue with this extension is it automatically says you've read your group messages even if you haven't read them.
2) Messenger Unseen: This extension is very similar to Facebook Unseen, the same features and everything. It will show up in your right hand corner as well and is a blue box, the blue box is outlined in red when enabled and the outline disappears when it is enabled.
3) Facebook Chat Privacy: This extension is similar to the others, but has a feature that the other do not, or do not state that they have: it also does not show the other participant when you are typing. This extension shows up as two people in your search bar when you are on Facebook. You can only tell if you have enabled or disabled it by clicking on it and looking at the drop down menu.
There are many more options for Chrome but those were the ones I used the most.
However, there aren't many FireFox extensions that are linked from their add-on site. FireFox's read recipient extensions seem to be rated moderately and have mixed reviews. I will only direct you to the two that I tried that worked well for me. I will admit, Chrome's extensions are much, much better!
FireFox Extensions
1) Unseen: This extension will only leave the message unread, or unseen, if you do not open it in the inbox. However, as long as you don't plan to do that, you can read the messages without the other participant knowing.
2) Seen Block: This extension works for both the chat version, and the inbox version. The only bad thing about this extension is that it is no longer maintained for FireFox and will only work on certain versions of FireFox browsers. If you have recently updated your FireFox browser, this extension may not work.
Enabling/Disabling FireFox Extensions: In order to enable or disable your FireFox extensions, you will need to go to the left-hand corner, click on the orange "FireFox" button until you see a drop down menu. From there you will go directly to "add-ons" and you will be able to see which extensions are enabled or disable. Admittedly, it's a bit of a hassle but if you want the extensions, that's just the way love goes, babe.
What are your favorite apps or extensions?
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