You could try and use the Terminal?! I used this command several years ago, but I’m not sure if this still works with Big Sur:
defaults write com.apple.Mail MarkAsReadDelay 0
The 0 is given in seconds as far as I know.
You could try and use the Terminal?! I used this command several years ago, but I’m not sure if this still works with Big Sur:
defaults write com.apple.Mail MarkAsReadDelay 0
The 0 is given in seconds as far as I know.