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I want to point out something from one of the articles which is so far from the truth that it somewhat undercuts the authors credibility: > For instance, if Wh

by chki 5y ago

I want to point out something from one of the articles which is so far from the truth that it somewhat undercuts the authors credibility: > For instance, if WhatsApp goes down, not only can you not send/receive messages, you won’t be able to see your old ones, and no one else on your network will be able to either. You could argue that a single email provider has the same effect, but you’d be wrong. If Gmail goes down, I can still send emails to Gmail recipients and I can still see past messages from Gmail users. Obviously you will be able to see all your WhatsApp messages when WhatsApp goes down. The same is true for Facebook Messenger and many other applications, because everything is saved locally. It's even possible to send WhatsApp messages while being offline which will then be delivered later on.

u801e 5y ago
> Obviously you will be able to see all your WhatsApp messages when WhatsApp goes down. The same is true for Facebook Messenger and many other applications, because everything is saved locally. It's even possible to send WhatsApp messages while being offline which will then be delivered later on. I wonder how long this has been the case. My experience in the past is that these applications are not usable without a stable internet connection. That said, email clients have a concept of an outbox where messages that were sent are placed until an internet connecton is established. At that point, those messages are actually sent to their recipients.
- perryizgr8 5y ago
  > I wonder how long this has been the case. In the case of whatsapp, this has been true since its inception. Not sure about Messenger.
- chki 5y ago
  >That said, email clients have a concept of an outbox where messages that were sent are placed until an internet connecton is established. At that point, those messages are actually sent to their recipients This is also possible with WhatsApp. Messages can be sent while not being online and will be delivered as soon as you go online.

by chki 5y ago

u801e 5y ago

> Obviously you will be able to see all your WhatsApp messages when WhatsApp goes down. The same is true for Facebook Messenger and many other applications, because everything is saved locally. It's even possible to send WhatsApp messages while being offline which will then be delivered later on. I wonder how long this has been the case. My experience in the past is that these applications are not usable without a stable internet connection. That said, email clients have a concept of an outbox where messages that were sent are placed until an internet connecton is established. At that point, those messages are actually sent to their recipients.

perryizgr8 5y ago
> I wonder how long this has been the case. In the case of whatsapp, this has been true since its inception. Not sure about Messenger.
chki 5y ago
>That said, email clients have a concept of an outbox where messages that were sent are placed until an internet connecton is established. At that point, those messages are actually sent to their recipients This is also possible with WhatsApp. Messages can be sent while not being online and will be delivered as soon as you go online.