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Signal Fork with WhatsApp Migration

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Re: Signal Fork with WhatsApp Migration

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Post by robjan »

bildung wrote: post #18
gadders wrote: post #15

Does Signal do group chats like Telegram does?

No, the group chats in Signal are encrypted.

The only disadvantage is that Signal reveals the phone number of other group participants. Of course everyone could use burner numbers but, in practice, that's not very likely.

Re: Signal Fork with WhatsApp Migration

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Post by madradavid »

edent wrote: post #13
telesilla wrote: post #9

Anyone know how to get their elderly parents to switch? Whatsapp has us cornered and they know it.

I sent the link to my elderly parents. They both installed it on their Android without a problem. Then I received a video call from my mum - she'd installed the desktop app by herself. So, get better parents?

Jesus!! ,that is just brutal

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Post by chupchap »

jsiepkes wrote: post #24

Can someone explain to me what use case I'm missing? Why do people care about old messages? Personally I just read incoming message and never "scroll back".

Messages are not always transactional right? They can also be emotional and heartfelt. Some people like to revist such messages.

Re: Signal Fork with WhatsApp Migration

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Post by WhyNotHugo »

jsiepkes wrote: post #24

Can someone explain to me what use case I'm missing? Why do people care about old messages? Personally I just read incoming message and never "scroll back".

Generally, it's attachment, or emotionality (sorry to sound so robotic, I'm not disproving, merely describing reality).

Many also keep information around in chat messages, knowing "it's there", and don't copy it elsewhere.

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Post by jan_Inkepa »

jsiepkes wrote: post #24

Can someone explain to me what use case I'm missing? Why do people care about old messages? Personally I just read incoming message and never "scroll back".

My memory's not great, and it's good to be able to double-check if I've talked about something with someone before, or to find old links/information shared ("damnit, what was her niece called again? I'll sound like an idiot asking her for the third time"). Or stuff like "remember when you told me X?" - just to have evidence to clear things up, or to be able to refer to conversations in the distant past from time to time.

Re: Signal Fork with WhatsApp Migration

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Post by rob74 »

edent wrote: post #13
telesilla wrote: post #9

Anyone know how to get their elderly parents to switch? Whatsapp has us cornered and they know it.

I sent the link to my elderly parents. They both installed it on their Android without a problem. Then I received a video call from my mum - she'd installed the desktop app by herself. So, get better parents?

That has always been one of the secrets of success: choose your parents wisely...

Re: Signal Fork with WhatsApp Migration

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Post by tyfon »

telesilla wrote: post #9

Anyone know how to get their elderly parents to switch? Whatsapp has us cornered and they know it.

Just ask them?

My parents (and my extended family + friends) have been using signal since the Snowden leaks.

All I had to do was ask :) It's not really a hard app to use either, I had a few calls from them when they introduced the PIN stuff and when I or someone else have switched phone but it's not comprehensible. My parents are closing in on 80 now.

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