Understand sending status and delivery

A message travels from your phone over Bluetooth to your Allo device, then over the radio network. A sent message has not necessarily been read by the recipient.

The existing documentation distinguishes sending, sent and confirmation of receipt by a device. Exact labels and the display for group messages still need confirmation. Ask for a reply when you need to check receipt.

If a message does not arrive, see My message does not arrive.

:::note TODO MSG-04 Confirm status labels and icons for private and group messages, receipt versus reading, queue storage, automatic retries, expiry and behaviour after closing or reconnecting. :::