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This web client, even in it's current horrific form, is something I really needed. Many a times I find myself working on my laptop, with the phone carelessly l

by sumitgt 12y ago

This web client, even in it's current horrific form, is something I really needed. Many a times I find myself working on my laptop, with the phone carelessly lying somewhere else in the room. It's a pain to go find it when a new message arrives. The bottomline is, I guess WhatsApp doesn't need a Web Client to compete with other services. If you've been to India, you will realize how pervasive WhatsApp is, with or without a Web Client. This is just an added convenience feature for some power users. So it is understandable that they went this route.

soapdog 12y ago
They didn't needed to go these route. Telegram for example has clients for most platforms and a web client that works in every browser and doesn't require your phone to be connected to the internet for it to work.
- rtpg 12y ago
  Telegram is a bad counter-example for various reasons. LINE has a desktop client that works well though
  - ceocoder 12y ago
    Just curious - I remember some debate here about Telegram bug bounty from a while ago, other than that haven't seen any good/bad press about it. Why is it bad counter-example?
    - rtpg 12y ago
      It's a client that explicitly about security and openness, so a lot of things are going to be "self-evidently" supported. The objective is to make a good client The objective of clients like LINE and WhatsApp are to make good chat for the masses. This can come at various technical costs, because that's not their objective, whereas Telegram is , at its core, about technology.
  - Aldo_MX 12y ago
    > for various reasons [Citation needed]
  - teknologist 12y ago
    There's a Telegram desktop client... for mac at least.
    - jhasse 12y ago
      There are desktop clients for Linux and Windows also: https://desktop.telegram.org/ https://desktop.telegram.org/
  - MrBra 12y ago
    What are those reasons?
    - rtpg 12y ago
      said it elsewhere but Telegram was started on the basis of making a technically powerful chat program, with the whole open philosophy that's going along with it. It goes with that that having an open client and the like is in line with the objectives of the company LINE and WhatsApp were started on the basis of making a useful chat program for the masses. Usability for those on FF OS is not part of their core principles.
techaddict009 12y ago
I am 100% agreed with what you said. But I have problem with the way they have implemented it as of now. I mean to use it via web I need to scan the qr code every time. Plus my phone needs to stay connected to internet. In India you can easily find lots of whatsapp users who wishes to use whatsapp via PC just because they dont have net pack on their phone. Hope they remove this restriction soon.
- slouch 12y ago
  I didn't have to re-scan the QR code when I got into work this morning after setting it up yesterday.
phowat 12y ago
Me too! Sadly, as an iOS user, I can't have it.
- deleted 12y ago
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by sumitgt 12y ago

soapdog 12y ago

They didn't needed to go these route. Telegram for example has clients for most platforms and a web client that works in every browser and doesn't require your phone to be connected to the internet for it to work.

rtpg 12y ago
Telegram is a bad counter-example for various reasons. LINE has a desktop client that works well though
- ceocoder 12y ago
  Just curious - I remember some debate here about Telegram bug bounty from a while ago, other than that haven't seen any good/bad press about it. Why is it bad counter-example?
  - rtpg 12y ago
    It's a client that explicitly about security and openness, so a lot of things are going to be "self-evidently" supported. The objective is to make a good client The objective of clients like LINE and WhatsApp are to make good chat for the masses. This can come at various technical costs, because that's not their objective, whereas Telegram is , at its core, about technology.
- Aldo_MX 12y ago
  > for various reasons [Citation needed]
- teknologist 12y ago
  There's a Telegram desktop client... for mac at least.
  - jhasse 12y ago
    There are desktop clients for Linux and Windows also: https://desktop.telegram.org/ https://desktop.telegram.org/
- MrBra 12y ago
  What are those reasons?
  - rtpg 12y ago
    said it elsewhere but Telegram was started on the basis of making a technically powerful chat program, with the whole open philosophy that's going along with it. It goes with that that having an open client and the like is in line with the objectives of the company LINE and WhatsApp were started on the basis of making a useful chat program for the masses. Usability for those on FF OS is not part of their core principles.

techaddict009 12y ago

I am 100% agreed with what you said. But I have problem with the way they have implemented it as of now. I mean to use it via web I need to scan the qr code every time. Plus my phone needs to stay connected to internet. In India you can easily find lots of whatsapp users who wishes to use whatsapp via PC just because they dont have net pack on their phone. Hope they remove this restriction soon.

slouch 12y ago
I didn't have to re-scan the QR code when I got into work this morning after setting it up yesterday.

phowat 12y ago

Me too! Sadly, as an iOS user, I can't have it.

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