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The WhatsApp Widget Hack That Lets You Read Messages Without Opening the App

Learn how to read WhatsApp messages secretly without sending blue ticks in 2025. Discover an easy widget trick to view messages privately, maintain your privacy, and avoid opening the app.

Edited By: Deepti Ratnam | Published By: Deepti Ratnam | Published: Oct 20, 2025, 11:30 AM (IST)

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In the contemporary digital era, WhatsApp has turned into a very important aspect of our lives. In many cases, we would desire to read what someone has to say without necessarily informing him/her that we have read it. Switching off the blue tick option in WhatsApp may help many people avoid another issue, namely, you do not even see whether the other party has read your messages. This setting is not always convenient to switch on and off. Fortunately, now WhatsApp provides a formal trick that enables you to read messages without blue ticks being sent.

How WhatsApp Widget Helps You Read Messages

This is a home screen trick with the WhatsApp app. In order to install it, press and hold on your home screen and select the widgets. Go to WhatsApp and then find the 4×2-sized app and add it to your home screen. The widget features a small WhatsApp window on the home screen. With this window, you will be able to read incoming messages without the need to open the WhatsApp app. Long messages can even be read with ease through scrolling.

No Blue Tick Appears for Messages Read via Widget

The main benefit of this window trick is that when messages are read with it, they will not have a blue tick as the sender. You are able to read through messages without informing the other individual. This feature is highly beneficial to those who desire privacy, as well as those who do not wish to get the burden of turning blue tick options on and off again and again.

Precautions to Keep in Mind

Although this trick is helpful, there are some precautions:

  • You have to scroll through messages on the widget. On clicking a message, it will open the WhatsApp application and send the blue tick.
  • The widget can be seen on your home screen, hence any person who glances at your phone also reads your messages.
  • You should also ensure that the widget is located in a secure and confidential location so that no one can notice it.

This is a simple and safe WhatsApp trick that allows you to read all your messages without leaving a trace that you have already read the text and maintain contact, preserving your privacy at the same time.