--- title: "I sent a message on WhatsApp. It says sent, not delivered. Was it seen?" description: "I sent a message on WhatsApp. It says sent, not delivered. Was it seen?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2021-12-13 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94509/i-sent-a-message-on-whatsapp-it-says-sent-not-delivered-was-it-seen category: "troubleshooting" tags: ["whatsapp", "troubleshooting"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # I sent a message on WhatsApp. It says sent, not delivered. Was it seen? I sent a [message](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81772/what-is-whatsapp-vcard-scary-message-how-to-safe-it) on WhatsApp. It says sent, not delivered. Was it seen? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Hitesh Vohra ![I sent a message on WhatsApp. It says sent, not delivered. Was it seen?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/cb86e05b-e77d-4191-a1dd-4e0e59ed17c5/images/cd9de769-2715-4bf9-b36a-945f75ee0b46.jpeg)\ - There are a number of possible reasons why your message was not sent, including: It's possible that the recipient has **switched off their phone.** It's possible that the recipient is having network problems. It's possible that the **[WhatsApp](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94534/how-do-i-record-a-whatsapp-video-call) receiver has blocked you.** - Ticks are used by WhatsApp to denote the different statuses of transmitted messages. - The ticks can be seen next to the time stamp in the bottom right corner of the text speech bubble. - A single grey tick signifies that the message was delivered properly. - The message was successfully delivered to the recipient's phone over WhatsApp, as shown by two grey ticks. - The WhatsApp message has been read if the two ticks turn blue. - When you send a message to a WhatsApp group, the double grey tick appears when everyone in the group has received it. \ \ **Read More: [Why am I unable to send and receive messages?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94510/why-am-i-unable-to-send-and-receive-messages)** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94509/i-sent-a-message-on-whatsapp-it-says-sent-not-delivered-was-it-seen Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.