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> No address-book access required > It’s not necessary to grant access to the address book in order to use the service. This section incorrectly marks WhatsAp
by newscracker 6y ago
> No address-book access required
> It’s not necessary to grant access to the address book in order to use the service.
This section incorrectly marks WhatsApp with an X, stating that it mandates it. The fact is that WhatsApp can very well be used without giving it access to the contacts or address book. This section should have a yes for all the services in the list.
- jlokier 6y agoWhatsApp behaviour without your address book is quite half-baked, perhaps intentionally to pressure you to giving it access. If you don't grant it access, it won't let you associated any name with messages and conversations. Everything shows up with just its raw phone number, and the list of conversations is a list of raw phone numbers with messages, which makes it hard to know who messages are from.
- Yizahi 6y agoA long time ago when first installing Whatsapp I tried denying it access to Contacts. It literally didn't work, only showed me white screen with no obvious way to start a chat with someone.