I've used GBWhatsapp, WhatsApp+ etc. before. They're banning modded apps.
this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2023
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And not to mention that these apps are sketchy as fuck and afaik are not open-source like the ones OP listed
Oh, OK. That makes sense. Thank you
I'm also one of those who use a matrix bridge for WhatsApp and never see the real app only use it with Element.
Never thought of this possibility. This is really interesting.
Not sure why you are getting the downvotes, Matrix is really an underated app.
Yes, it definitely seem underrated.
About the downvotes, this is not the first time that has happened. I have been repeatedly getting downvoted on some of the tech or related communities on Lemmy instances recently for completely innocuous comments. Since I am on kbin, they don't impact me in anyway, but I have been puzzled about it. The only explanation I can come up with is something I wrote at some point offended someone and they are just down voting whatever post they see of mine with multiple accounts.
Happened to me too I think when I engage with lemmy.world
Huh, I wonder if there are downvoting bots set up by trolls then..
Yeah this is weird.
It's also nice because you only need one messenger for WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal combined.
Plus all of those chats are searchable and backed up in one single location
Not very familiar with using Matrix bridges, can they handle WhatsApp calls? (Not asking about Signal because I would like to keep using it)
It's possibile by implementing also a turn server like this on your synapse (or whatever server you are using)
I'll try and report back
Edit: It does not seem to work. Incoming Calls only send a text message "incoming call"
Okay, so you will get a notification that there was a call but can't really attend it. That's still pretty neat!
What's the benefit with a bridge?
You have only one UI for all text chats, no need to remember on which app you talked with your cousin and on which app you talked with your friend. All of them are in this one app.
I've been using GBWhatsapp by Fouadmods for years now. Works great for me.
About ten years ago I used WhatsApp+ which had unheard of features like rounded profile pictures. At some point they banned me for a day, then it worked again until they banned for 3 days and after a ban of two weeks I finally gave up.
Nowadays it'd be still great if there were patches to e.g. schedule messages like Signal does, but imo there isn't much missing anymore.
WhatsApp was build upon XMPP protocol. You can look into XMPP clients.
Besides that WhatsApp is not the way to communicate anyway. Normies use it because it is put up on their face and considered to be widely acceptable among them, while rhey don't understand how privacy invading it is.
what? i don't think that works.
XMPP? It works.
I meant logging into WhatsApp with an XMPP client doesn't work.
Well ofcourse. WhatsApp works on a propriatary network where they store all your chats
That answers nothing of what the OP asked
There are many, you might wanna check Universal WhatsApp Mods By RBMods
Would like a WhatsApp mod which has stories disabled.