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What does it mean when a few of your contacts have a blue dot beside them?
What does the blue dot mean on Samsung text messages?
Why do some of my texts have a blue dot?
What does the blue dot mean on Android text?

It dont happen all the time but I would like to know
02-09-2019 12:43 PM
It would help to know where you're seeing these dots and which device you're using. If you see them in the texting app, chances are it means you have new messages. If you see this in the contacts app and have a Samsung device (as do they), profile sharing might be active and it's showing online status or updates to each other.
02-09-2019 01:19 PM
I've been looking for the answer to the same question myself..I purchased a samsung galaxy a20 about 2 weeks ago. I've noticed only a few of my contacts have a blue dot on the bottom right of their picture when I use normal messaging , also in my contacts list, and even in the internet phone apps I have downloaded..the same people have the blue dot across multiple platforms. I've checked and some use my same carrier and some dont, all have advanced message features turned on but so dont other contacts who use my carrier but dont have a dot..I've seen a couple answers to this question but none of them explain it completely...everyone either says it's because they use the same carrier which isn't the case, and others say its advanced message features which also isn't the case. I would finally like an answer
06-20-2020 09:50 PM
Welcome to Android Central! I've seen a mention that it has to do with native video calling. Can you see if you can initiate a video call with those contacts that have a blue dot, using the stock Phone app? (And not using Google Duo.)
06-21-2020 12:23 AM
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05-17-2021 05:49 AM
Originally Posted by Sgothing
I've been looking for the answer to the same question myself..I purchased a samsung galaxy a20 about 2 weeks ago. I've noticed only a few of my contacts have a blue dot on the bottom right of their picture when I use normal messaging , also in my contacts list, and even in the internet phone apps I have downloaded..the same people have the blue dot across multiple platforms. I've checked and some use my same carrier and some dont, all have advanced message features turned on but so dont other contacts who use my carrier but dont have a dot..I've seen a couple answers to this question but none of them explain it completely...everyone either says it's because they use the same carrier which isn't the case, and others say its advanced message features which also isn't the case. I would finally like an answer
Welcome to AC !
Can u post a screenshot , just block any personal information.
https://forums.androidcentral.com/sh...d.php?t=413366
05-17-2021 11:16 PM
Only one of my contacts had a blue dot & only just showed on it tonight. I've had my Galaxy a21 for over a year. This is how I got rid of the blue dot.
Go to messages.
Tap on the 3 dots.
Tap Settings.
Tap on Chat Settings.
Turn off Chat Features
Go on down & tap on
Default Message Type
Select Text or Multimedia
The blue dot disappeared.
I even sent a text to myself to make sure my messages were working correctly. It is. I don't know how the settings got changed.
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What does the blue dot mean on Samsung text messages?

Galaxy S21. The blue dot let you know that another person is using Samsung messages. The benefits of this is that it allows you to see if some has read your messages and when they're typing something to you. You can't remove it.

Why do some of my texts have a blue dot?

Chat enabled contacts are identified by a blue dot (lower-right) on their called ID image. Once selected, the names of chat enabled participants appear in blue.

What does the blue dot mean on Android text?

The messages app scans your contacts and connects to your your carrier database and determines how many of your contacts are using RCS capable phones and their RCS network infrastructure. It marks the contacts with a blue dot if they have met the requirements for sending and receiving messages in chat mode.