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WhatsApp Rolls Out Multi-Device Support to All Users on iOS and Android
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Aye, seems that most the US peeps don't realise this.
It's basically a niche app in the UK.
Because signal has 2 developers working on it vs. the hundreds at Facebook /s
(I’m constantly amazed by what signal has managed to achieve with their limited budget and resources)
Right, and the last I heard, WhatsApp is built on top of Signal. Without question, Signal for me is THE universal, cross-platform iMessage equivalent. Rock solid, and frequently updated.
That is the one being discussed, basically just a web wrap around, or have the updated it recently with an overhaul?
Yeah it's really weird. And also weird why their Instagram web app is so dysfunctional compared to the phone apps. After all, this is the company that is so brilliant at web dev that it invented, and continue to develop, the open source javascript framework, React, which is now one of the most popular web dev frameworks in the world. And yet, the Insta web app is languishing?!
Wow WhatsApp doing what Apple won't, which is make iMessage a legitimate cross platform messaging solution. WhatsApp is better than iMessage for that very fact alone.
It's pathetic that we can't respond to iMessages on windows or android.
It's pathetic that we can't respond to iMessages on windows or android.
Unless the code is open source. In which case, it is almost certain that other encryption nerds will check through the code, searching for holes to pick in it, gaining glory and notoriety (and as a side effect, wealth) if they succeed. But even then, if you have seriously private messages to send, then you need to compile the code yourself, as you will never know if the company is producing a build from a modified code source.
For the vast majority of us, however, you've gotta ask yourself, do you even really care if someone can intercept your messages? Are you really that interesting or important that anyone would care about your insignificant little world?
Thus, for myself, for everyday messages, I use any old messaging app, and I don't care who can intercept it. If I have something I consider private enough that I wouldn't really want a company or government seeing it, then I reach for Signal, which I presume has a pretty solid probability of being truly secure. I have yet to have anything private enough that I would bother compiling the code for.
I also don't care about targeted adds. Firstly I use ad blockers extensively, so very rarely see any ads. And if I did see ads, quite frankly, I'd rather see targeted ones. Thus I don't care if google or fb or any other evil giant is skimming my data for keywords, phrases, and metadata.
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No native iPad app for WhatsApp or Instagram. Facebook for iPad looks like something from about 2010 and is a dire user experience. I get the feeling Zuckerberg doesn't like the iPad.
I dunno mate, whatsapp does everything I need it do. Telegram, on the other hand, continuously bothering me with updates, is a bit annoying, and offers no extra functionality that I need. I actually have both though, a true messaging app agnostic. When I really want privacy though, I reach for Signal, or use PGP for emailing stuff.
I know, so ridiculous, can’t tell me there’s not enough iPads out there to support bringing an app to it
Yup, this is just infuriating. Yes, I know that you can access via web Safari. But I want a native app.
So much for "laptop replacement".
This means nothing, Telegram is very secure and you can read it on their website with deep explanations too. Telegram has many other features, it works super fast and especially is cloud based. You don’t even know how many users destroy their mobile os due to WhatsApp: local data, duplicated data… I work in support and it is the issue number one, people full their devices.
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