If you’re using the Outlook app on a Windows PC then you’re in luck, up to a point. Plus, we found that our Mac version of Outlook also had the feature disabled while most popular email apps on Android and iOS don’t even have it as an option.
Gmail currently has no way to employ Read Receipts unless you go for a third-party option which often involves a subscription. The Mac version of Outlook we tried for this article had the feature disabled, and most popular email apps on Android and iOS don’t offer it at all.Ī further complication is that many email services don’t actually offer this feature. Gmail – the free consumer version – doesn’t have a read receipt option, so you’d have to use a third-party add-on which often involves paying a subscription.