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The biggest reason is larger user base. But here are two things I do in WhatsApp that I can't do in Signal: - Share live location. If I need to meet up with

by nvr219 6y ago

The biggest reason is larger user base. But here are two things I do in WhatsApp that I can't do in Signal: - Share live location. If I need to meet up with somebody, or let someone know how far away I am and when I'm arriving, I use share live location. "Share for 1 hour." In Signal you can share your location at a moment in time but it doesn't update. - Broadcast messages ("mass text" basically). In WhatsApp I can send a message to a list of people without the people on the list seeing each other (to them it looks like I messaged them 1:1). In Signal I would have to use a group and all the members would see each other.

cja 6y ago
Almost - they get the little broadcast icon under the message
thaumasiotes 6y ago
> In WhatsApp I can send a message to a list of people without the people on the list seeing each other What's the use case for this? "Happy New Year!"?
- nvr219 6y ago
  Here are a few: 1. I'm on a few "mailing lists" that are delivered via WhatsApp, like "weekly one-minute sermon" type stuff. 2. I have a friends that are all into the same kind of music but don't know each other. I use broadcast to send them links to bandcamp, spotify, etc. 3. I have a broadcast list for my local friends. If I want to get rid of something or looking for something ("hey I'm getting rid of this, do you want it" [photo]) I use that list.
- lxgr 6y ago
  Yes, or sharing a joke, a recipe, a holiday photo etc. with friends and family that might not know each other. I don't use it often, but it's very convenient.
octorian 6y ago
> Share live location This can be an extremely useful feature at times, and is also E2E encrypted with a similar model to group chats (but modified to allow for lossy delivery). > Broadcast messages This is one of those interesting features that many people are completely oblivious to, don't use, and don't understand why anyone needs. Meanwhile, many other people use it constantly and simply can't live without it.

by nvr219 6y ago

cja 6y ago

Almost - they get the little broadcast icon under the message

thaumasiotes 6y ago

> In WhatsApp I can send a message to a list of people without the people on the list seeing each other What's the use case for this? "Happy New Year!"?

nvr219 6y ago
Here are a few: 1. I'm on a few "mailing lists" that are delivered via WhatsApp, like "weekly one-minute sermon" type stuff. 2. I have a friends that are all into the same kind of music but don't know each other. I use broadcast to send them links to bandcamp, spotify, etc. 3. I have a broadcast list for my local friends. If I want to get rid of something or looking for something ("hey I'm getting rid of this, do you want it" [photo]) I use that list.
lxgr 6y ago
Yes, or sharing a joke, a recipe, a holiday photo etc. with friends and family that might not know each other. I don't use it often, but it's very convenient.

octorian 6y ago

> Share live location This can be an extremely useful feature at times, and is also E2E encrypted with a similar model to group chats (but modified to allow for lossy delivery). > Broadcast messages This is one of those interesting features that many people are completely oblivious to, don't use, and don't understand why anyone needs. Meanwhile, many other people use it constantly and simply can't live without it.