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DoChat – a Dockerized WeChat PC Windows client for Linux

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Re: DoChat – a Dockerized WeChat PC Windows client for Linux

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Post by sho »

throwaway1997 wrote: post #2

You need to be careful with this. I used something similar to this because I don't like running WeChat on my phone and the account was almost instantly banned and I lost my only communication channel with my family in mainland.

Not to downplay your very valid concern, but "only"? I iMessage chat with my mainland friends every single day. Hell, use email. There are plenty of ways to communicate.

Re: DoChat – a Dockerized WeChat PC Windows client for Linux

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Post by rjzzleep »

throwaway1997 wrote: post #2

You need to be careful with this. I used something similar to this because I don't like running WeChat on my phone and the account was almost instantly banned and I lost my only communication channel with my family in mainland.

What does "something similar" mean? LINE, WhatsApp, WeChat all ban their users if you use non official clients.

This is the official client running in Wine.

Re: DoChat – a Dockerized WeChat PC Windows client for Linux

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Post by throwaway1997 »

sho wrote: post #3
throwaway1997 wrote: post #2

You need to be careful with this. I used something similar to this because I don't like running WeChat on my phone and the account was almost instantly banned and I lost my only communication channel with my family in mainland.

Not to downplay your very valid concern, but "only"? I iMessage chat with my mainland friends every single day. Hell, use email. There are plenty of ways to communicate.

Yes, there are plenty of ways to communicate with younger people. But I am talking about, for instance, my grandpa. Many people in China (including my family) aren't so "cosmopolitan" and only use WeChat

Re: DoChat – a Dockerized WeChat PC Windows client for Linux

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Post by rejschaap »

throwaway1997 wrote: post #6
sho wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not to downplay your very valid concern, but "only"? I iMessage chat with my mainland friends every single day. Hell, use email. There are plenty of ways to communicate.

Yes, there are plenty of ways to communicate with younger people. But I am talking about, for instance, my grandpa. Many people in China (including my family) aren't so "cosmopolitan" and only use WeChat

I know this probably sounds ridiculous to some, but you could also use the phone to make a phone call.

Re: DoChat – a Dockerized WeChat PC Windows client for Linux

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Post by clubdorothe »

I went back to China for a month in December 2019. It's crazy how Wechat payment is now used everywhere.

Any shops in China (I believe 99% of them): in wechat, you have "wallet" that generates QR code. Go to any shop, at the counter, show the QR code generated, they have the machine (or wechat app) to scan it. done. Crazy efficient. Most of the people there don't bring wallets anymore.

Most of the restaurants in Shenzhen now has a QR code. You scan it, order what you want, and the food come. Don't need any interaction with the waiter, what I felt a bit inconvenient since I like to ask what's good there.

Starbucks: When I've left home, ordered via the Starbucks "mini-app" inside wechat, when I arrived in starbucks 5 minutes later, it was ready on the counter.

Metro and Bus: get the metro/bus "mini-app" in wechat. you get . In their receipt it is mentioned "blockchain" technology. I'm not too sure if they use it, wondering if they really do use a blockchain behind to generate receipts.

Sending money to ANYONE: never been that easy to send money to anyone. Even if you , show the QR code, and they'll . No more " I don't have cash on me " excuse. There is also no hard limit on how much you can send. I remembered paying all my rent via wechat when I lived there, about 3000 usd every 3 months.

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