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And I need true multi-device support (not a crappy desktop client that needs your phone to be near you, connected to the Internet and using the battery). And a
by Al-Khwarizmi 10y ago
And I need true multi-device support (not a crappy desktop client that needs your phone to be near you, connected to the Internet and using the battery). And a way of adding contacts without exchanging phone numbers.
WhatsApp has always been the worst among the major messengers (Hangouts, Telegram, Line, WeChat all have this) but the sad thing is they can do what they want. They have the network effect on their side, the masses use it, so they can get away with being light-years away from the others in features...
- thirdsun 10y agoAnd the masses use it particularly because all you need is a phone number. My mother or many of her peers barely manage to finish any kind of registration process, yet they have no problem using WhatsApp. Here in Germany there's no escaping WhatsApp - it's the standard communication platform.
- hocuspocus 10y agoI'd also enjoy true multi-device support, but I've been using Hangouts for a long, long time (when it was still Google Talk, and before the Android video/voice capabilities), and it's never been very good at IM, where Whatsapp is very reliable on the contrary.