How to secretly read your Kakao message

KakaoTalk is now officially the national application. More than 70% of smartphone users in Korea use KakaoTalk, and some people buy smartphones just to access KakaoTalk.

Of course not all users are satisfied. KakaoTalk does require users to provide personal information, and the stability of its servers have been questioned various times.

Other large corporations, including Naver and Daum, offer their own  messenger applications, but people's first choice still remains to be KakaoTalk.

To keep its position as the most downloaded application in Korea, KakaoTalk has continuously upgraded its systems, one of which includes "receipt of notification" for sent messages. While this function is useful at times, it does create awkward situations.

Recently, there was a news article about a couple that separated because the guy would not reply to the his girl friend''s KakaoTalk message despite the fact that he read the message.

How did she know that her boyfriend read the message? Through the "receipt of notification" function.

So how does the "receipt of notification" function work?

After a message is sent on KakaoTalk, a number appears next to the message. This number shows how many people have not yet read the message. So if you sent the message to one person, 1 will appear. After that person has read the message, the number will disappear.

When you are messaging between close friends, this functionality can be useful. However, at times, it is the "receipt of notification"' function that forces people to reply to messages that they do not feel the need to. Similarly, the person who has sent the message can feel ignored when he or she does not receive a response even after the number disappears.

Recognizing this inconvenience, an application called "톡 몰래모와" has been developed, and it can be downloaded in the Android market.

How to download and install 톡 몰래모와

First, look for 톡 몰래모와 in the Android market. It has a yellow talk bubble as its icon. Then, download the application on to your phone.

After download is complete, load the application. You will see the logo and a brief description of the application.

 After you click on '확인' (Okay), you will be taken to the setting screen.

Here, you need to choose for which messenger application the "receipt of notification" function should be disabled (or enabled).

Once you've completed the setting for '톡 몰래모와' application, you need to adjust the setting within the messaging application as well. As for KakaoTalk, go to "'setting (설정)" and turn on the "message arrival (메세지 도착 알람)" and "view message (미리보기)" options.

Go back to "톡 몰래모와" and choose the people that you want to use this application on.

You are now ready to use "톡 몰래모와" on KakaoTalk!

For more detailed information, please refer to "설명보기 (how to)"  under "help".

"톡 몰래모와" is a great application to avoid awkward situations (e.g., why didn't you respond to me after seeing my message). Of course you may not be the only one using it. Someone may be using this application on you :).

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Have you ever wished others will not find out whether or not you read their messages? How useful will "톡 몰래모와" be to you? Let us know through commenting below!