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WhatsApp Coexistence — Messages automatically marked as "read" on WhatsApp Business App, preventing tracking of unhandled conversations

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  • June 20, 2026
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Arthur Wavy

Hello,

Since connecting my number via WhatsApp Coexistence, every incoming message gets automatically marked as "read" in WhatsApp Business App as soon as Manychat's automation processes and replies to it — even though I haven't opened the conversation myself. This makes it impossible to track which conversations a human still needs to review.

Other users have reported the same issue on the Manychat Community (e.g. "whatsapp coexistence- all messages are marked as read on the phone," Sept 2025, still unanswered).

Is there a setting or fix to prevent this, or can this be logged as a feature request?

Thanks,