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The killer feature for me would be sending photos in original quality cross platform, but not sure if it's enough to warrant installing yet another IM app.

by robjan 7y ago

philliphaydon 7y ago
? LINE (what I use in Singapore) sends original photos. Don’t know about what’s app. But I thought this was normal.
- robjan 7y ago
  WhatsApp and Telegram (widely used in HK) compress down to around 500kb.
  - ComodoHacker 7y ago
    Telegram offers to send photo "as a file", unaltered.
xfalcox 7y ago
Telegram does that
- robjan 7y ago
  Only if you send the image as a file, but it requires more taps and the image isn't displayed in the chat or media tab.
  - thaumasiotes 7y ago
    Seems like you'd already be aware if you're in Hong Kong, but Wechat will send images in original quality with zero extra screens and one extra click, and the images appear in the chat.
    - WilTimSon 7y ago
      It also helpfully censors any messages that the Chinese government deems inappropriate. Perhaps not a good suggestion, especially as alternatives have already been suggested. [1]: https://qz.com/960948/what-happens-when-you-try-to-send-politically-sensitive-messages-on-wechat/ https://qz.com/960948/what-happens-when-you-try-to-send-poli... [2]: https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/3/21163844/wechat-yy-censoring-coronavirus-keywords-citizen-lab https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/3/21163844/wechat-yy-censori... edited to remove an erroneous claim
      - thaumasiotes 7y ago
        I don't see any mention of censoring images in either link? Not to say it's something they wouldn't do, but that was by far the most interesting part of your comment.
        WilTimSon 7y ago
        Yeah, reading the articles back, it seems I've misremembered. Sorry, I'll edit that part out. Also, sorry for piquing your interest and leaving you out to dry, should have re-read the articles for proof beforehand.
      - robjan 7y ago
        I can only go by personal experience but it seems that there are two WeChats; a mainland China and an international one. They can communicate with each other but the mainland version blocks content that violates Chinese laws. My friends from the mainland (but who live in HK) were sending me plenty of photos of the protests and none of them seemed to be blocked.

The killer feature for me would be sending photos in original quality cross platform, but not sure if it's enough to warrant installing yet another IM app.

by robjan 7y ago

The killer feature for me would be sending photos in original quality cross platform, but not sure if it's enough to warrant installing yet another IM app.

philliphaydon 7y ago

? LINE (what I use in Singapore) sends original photos. Don’t know about what’s app. But I thought this was normal.

robjan 7y ago
WhatsApp and Telegram (widely used in HK) compress down to around 500kb.
- ComodoHacker 7y ago
  Telegram offers to send photo "as a file", unaltered.

xfalcox 7y ago

Telegram does that

robjan 7y ago
Only if you send the image as a file, but it requires more taps and the image isn't displayed in the chat or media tab.
- thaumasiotes 7y ago
  Seems like you'd already be aware if you're in Hong Kong, but Wechat will send images in original quality with zero extra screens and one extra click, and the images appear in the chat.
  - WilTimSon 7y ago
    It also helpfully censors any messages that the Chinese government deems inappropriate. Perhaps not a good suggestion, especially as alternatives have already been suggested. [1]: https://qz.com/960948/what-happens-when-you-try-to-send-politically-sensitive-messages-on-wechat/ https://qz.com/960948/what-happens-when-you-try-to-send-poli... [2]: https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/3/21163844/wechat-yy-censoring-coronavirus-keywords-citizen-lab https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/3/21163844/wechat-yy-censori... edited to remove an erroneous claim
    - thaumasiotes 7y ago
      I don't see any mention of censoring images in either link? Not to say it's something they wouldn't do, but that was by far the most interesting part of your comment.
      - WilTimSon 7y ago
        Yeah, reading the articles back, it seems I've misremembered. Sorry, I'll edit that part out. Also, sorry for piquing your interest and leaving you out to dry, should have re-read the articles for proof beforehand.
    - robjan 7y ago
      I can only go by personal experience but it seems that there are two WeChats; a mainland China and an international one. They can communicate with each other but the mainland version blocks content that violates Chinese laws. My friends from the mainland (but who live in HK) were sending me plenty of photos of the protests and none of them seemed to be blocked.