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There's still some small keyboard issues left to fix I think but the main thing is I don't think notifications will be possible (especially if they rely on Goog
by db579 6y ago
There's still some small keyboard issues left to fix I think but the main thing is I don't think notifications will be possible (especially if they rely on Google Play services).
There is a WhatsApp app on KaiOS (the FirefoxOS successor) which I think must be a PWA so I wonder if that could be repurposed to run on the PinePhone.
- spijdar 6y agoAhhh yeah, I hadn't considered that. Hmmm. The KaiOS app looks interesting. It seems like they just repurposed the regular web version of WhatsApp, based on its limitations (no voice/video calling). It's a shame they can't just use local storage and let you use that by itself in a browser (without an android/ios device), but, oh well.
- MayeulC 6y agoAn involved solution can be to set a Matrix bridge up for most services, including WhatsApp. The downside are: 1. You have to host your Matrix server, so not everybody will be happy about it, or able to do so; 2. This relies on reverse-engineering the whatsApp web API, and is against WhatsApp TOS, you might get banned 3. You need another device with WhatsApp installed (an old android phone or a VM works fine). Personally, this is the main reason why I refuse to use any of these proprietary apps, and I make this clear to my friends. On the upside, if you go that route, you can go the extra mile and bridge facebook messenger, discord, telegram, and others to your Matrix account, and control everything on the go from a single app. I'm planning to work on push notifications for the Linux phone platform :)
- OJFord 6y ago4. Text only Advantage of anbox approach is that it is the WhatsApp app, so audio/video calls (in theory) work too. Matrix and bridges is cool though, I would like to set that up, it just unfortunately doesn't cover every use.