5 ms·

WhatsApp has S-tier status here in Germany. If I had access to a proper API I would pay them per message, without them needing to make their UX worse. If anythi

WhatsApp has S-tier status here in Germany. If I had access to a proper API I would pay them per message, without them needing to make their UX worse. If anything, if I had to pay per message, I'd be incentivized not to send too many messages, keeping the distractions for the user at a minimum.

ASalazarMX 1y ago
This is why they've been pretty draconian in banning users who work around the official apps and limits. Otherwise, to force their ads they would have to oust third-parties the way Reddit did.
timeon 1y ago
> If anything, if I had to pay per message, I'd be incentivized not to send too many messages Sounds like SMS.
- Kwpolska 1y ago
  Except not limited to 160 characters (70 if you want Unicode) and with rich media capabilities.
  - stonogo 1y ago
    So... MMS, then?
    - djtango 1y ago
      Why did MMS feel so janky back in the day? Was it a client thing or a protocol thing? Whatsapp felt so responsive back in the day. I'd be pinging my family in real time halfway across the globe on mobile in 2009. For Free. That was a killer app... Why did MMS fail where Whatsapp succeeded?
    - jeroenhd 1y ago
      MMS has terrible limitations, in both file size and media resolution. RCS has replaced MMS as a protocol back in 2008 and it's only now gaining traction. Many carriers have shut down their RCS infrastructure half a decade ago, though, so they're not exactly jumping on the chance to turn it back on.
      - magicalhippo 1y ago
        I enabled RCS on my Samsung S21, but had to disable it after a day or two. It just didn't work reliably. But yea MMS sucks, would be nice with some common cross-platform alternative that worked well.
okdood64 1y ago
> S-tier status here in Germany What does this mean exactly?
- jobigoud 1y ago
  It's the top tier in tier lists. See the image here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tier_list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tier_list Popular format on Youtube, reddit, etc.
sneak 1y ago
I live in Germany and manage fine without it.
ale42 1y ago
Isn't it what WhatsApp for Business API does? https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/get-started https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/get-...

ASalazarMX 1y ago

This is why they've been pretty draconian in banning users who work around the official apps and limits. Otherwise, to force their ads they would have to oust third-parties the way Reddit did.

timeon 1y ago

> If anything, if I had to pay per message, I'd be incentivized not to send too many messages Sounds like SMS.

Kwpolska 1y ago
Except not limited to 160 characters (70 if you want Unicode) and with rich media capabilities.
- stonogo 1y ago
  So... MMS, then?
  - djtango 1y ago
    Why did MMS feel so janky back in the day? Was it a client thing or a protocol thing? Whatsapp felt so responsive back in the day. I'd be pinging my family in real time halfway across the globe on mobile in 2009. For Free. That was a killer app... Why did MMS fail where Whatsapp succeeded?
  - jeroenhd 1y ago
    MMS has terrible limitations, in both file size and media resolution. RCS has replaced MMS as a protocol back in 2008 and it's only now gaining traction. Many carriers have shut down their RCS infrastructure half a decade ago, though, so they're not exactly jumping on the chance to turn it back on.
    - magicalhippo 1y ago
      I enabled RCS on my Samsung S21, but had to disable it after a day or two. It just didn't work reliably. But yea MMS sucks, would be nice with some common cross-platform alternative that worked well.

okdood64 1y ago

> S-tier status here in Germany What does this mean exactly?

jobigoud 1y ago
It's the top tier in tier lists. See the image here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tier_list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tier_list Popular format on Youtube, reddit, etc.

sneak 1y ago

I live in Germany and manage fine without it.

ale42 1y ago

Isn't it what WhatsApp for Business API does? https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/get-started https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/get-...