▲ 100 ▼ WhatsApp introduces screen sharing during video calls (techcrunch.com) submitted 3 years ago by alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 25 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] masterairmagic@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 years ago (3 children) Telegram had this for at least 3 years now. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] maeries@feddit.de 13 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children) Telegram has every feature earlier than whatsapp permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Except E2EE by default permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vox@sopuli.xyz 0 points 3 years ago* (1 child) yeah there's a tradeoff. it's either server-encrypted with your "cloud password" or e2e encrypted in which case you lose chat sync. like you're supposed to use non-e2e chats for regular conversations, and encrypted ones for anything even remotely sensitive audio/video calls are always encrypted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Or just do it like Matrix or Signal or even WhatsApp which have both E2EE and chat sync permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vox@sopuli.xyz -1 points 3 years ago* (1 child) yeah they can do sync but it's rather janky and requires both devices to be on. there are some advantages to telegram's cloud chat system, even though it's much less secure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago They don't though. Only WhatsApp does. The other ones don't require both devices to be on. Also it's not janky at all (with the exception of WhatsApp) permalink fedilink source parent [–] masterairmagic@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago indeed, that's true. Whatsapp is years behind Telegram in features. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Backfire@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago To be fair, WhatsApp hasn't had any serious feature development up until the last year or so, so as far as features go, they're playing catch-up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) Not to be a dick, but Telegram (as much as I love it) has had a terrible Video Chat experience. The overall quality is heavy... And it's buggy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masterairmagic@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) I never had any issues with it. I use it on Android and Linux. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's... weird... Windows Desktop and Android. The audio quality fluctuates alot. Compared to the same hardware on Meet, the quality fluctuates a lot on Telegram. To be fair, it's been over 4 months since I last used it. Let's see. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] maeries@feddit.de 13 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children) Telegram has every feature earlier than whatsapp permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Except E2EE by default permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vox@sopuli.xyz 0 points 3 years ago* (1 child) yeah there's a tradeoff. it's either server-encrypted with your "cloud password" or e2e encrypted in which case you lose chat sync. like you're supposed to use non-e2e chats for regular conversations, and encrypted ones for anything even remotely sensitive audio/video calls are always encrypted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Or just do it like Matrix or Signal or even WhatsApp which have both E2EE and chat sync permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vox@sopuli.xyz -1 points 3 years ago* (1 child) yeah they can do sync but it's rather janky and requires both devices to be on. there are some advantages to telegram's cloud chat system, even though it's much less secure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago They don't though. Only WhatsApp does. The other ones don't require both devices to be on. Also it's not janky at all (with the exception of WhatsApp) permalink fedilink source parent [–] masterairmagic@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago indeed, that's true. Whatsapp is years behind Telegram in features. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Except E2EE by default permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vox@sopuli.xyz 0 points 3 years ago* (1 child) yeah there's a tradeoff. it's either server-encrypted with your "cloud password" or e2e encrypted in which case you lose chat sync. like you're supposed to use non-e2e chats for regular conversations, and encrypted ones for anything even remotely sensitive audio/video calls are always encrypted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Or just do it like Matrix or Signal or even WhatsApp which have both E2EE and chat sync permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vox@sopuli.xyz -1 points 3 years ago* (1 child) yeah they can do sync but it's rather janky and requires both devices to be on. there are some advantages to telegram's cloud chat system, even though it's much less secure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago They don't though. Only WhatsApp does. The other ones don't require both devices to be on. Also it's not janky at all (with the exception of WhatsApp) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vox@sopuli.xyz 0 points 3 years ago* (1 child) yeah there's a tradeoff. it's either server-encrypted with your "cloud password" or e2e encrypted in which case you lose chat sync. like you're supposed to use non-e2e chats for regular conversations, and encrypted ones for anything even remotely sensitive audio/video calls are always encrypted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Or just do it like Matrix or Signal or even WhatsApp which have both E2EE and chat sync permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vox@sopuli.xyz -1 points 3 years ago* (1 child) yeah they can do sync but it's rather janky and requires both devices to be on. there are some advantages to telegram's cloud chat system, even though it's much less secure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago They don't though. Only WhatsApp does. The other ones don't require both devices to be on. Also it's not janky at all (with the exception of WhatsApp) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Or just do it like Matrix or Signal or even WhatsApp which have both E2EE and chat sync permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vox@sopuli.xyz -1 points 3 years ago* (1 child) yeah they can do sync but it's rather janky and requires both devices to be on. there are some advantages to telegram's cloud chat system, even though it's much less secure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago They don't though. Only WhatsApp does. The other ones don't require both devices to be on. Also it's not janky at all (with the exception of WhatsApp) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vox@sopuli.xyz -1 points 3 years ago* (1 child) yeah they can do sync but it's rather janky and requires both devices to be on. there are some advantages to telegram's cloud chat system, even though it's much less secure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago They don't though. Only WhatsApp does. The other ones don't require both devices to be on. Also it's not janky at all (with the exception of WhatsApp) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago They don't though. Only WhatsApp does. The other ones don't require both devices to be on. Also it's not janky at all (with the exception of WhatsApp) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] masterairmagic@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago indeed, that's true. Whatsapp is years behind Telegram in features. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Backfire@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago To be fair, WhatsApp hasn't had any serious feature development up until the last year or so, so as far as features go, they're playing catch-up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) Not to be a dick, but Telegram (as much as I love it) has had a terrible Video Chat experience. The overall quality is heavy... And it's buggy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masterairmagic@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) I never had any issues with it. I use it on Android and Linux. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's... weird... Windows Desktop and Android. The audio quality fluctuates alot. Compared to the same hardware on Meet, the quality fluctuates a lot on Telegram. To be fair, it's been over 4 months since I last used it. Let's see. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] masterairmagic@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) I never had any issues with it. I use it on Android and Linux. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's... weird... Windows Desktop and Android. The audio quality fluctuates alot. Compared to the same hardware on Meet, the quality fluctuates a lot on Telegram. To be fair, it's been over 4 months since I last used it. Let's see. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's... weird... Windows Desktop and Android. The audio quality fluctuates alot. Compared to the same hardware on Meet, the quality fluctuates a lot on Telegram. To be fair, it's been over 4 months since I last used it. Let's see. permalink fedilink source parent