Samsung

To toggle this go to Messages app > settings > chat settings > and click either on or off on "Share typing info atop indications". This function is Samsung's equivalent of read receipts on apple and much like it, it only works with other Samsung phones. ... View more

I believe this is something that Samsung phones are capable of doing so long as the other phone you're texting is also Samsung (kinda like apple's messages turning blue when it's texting within apple devices). To turn this off go to the Messages app > Settings > Chat Settings > and toggle "Share Typing Indications" on or off. On to keep seeing the "message read" of course. ... View more