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Signal and Threema want nothing to do with WhatsApp (www.androidpolice.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 31 points 2 years ago (3 children)

People could be using WhatsApp if they cared about it, but they chose signal for a reason. And making signal weaken its privacy for the purpose of reaching more people is against everything they stand for.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The trouble is we end up having to install both when we could be only using Signal

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Same goes for people who you convince to install Signal. They'll end up never using it because they just forget about it and they're not the ones who wanted to use it anyway. Being able to message people on WhatsApp through Signal would also make it a lot more easy to convince people to install it.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    And once those people have it installed, they'll talk to each other using signal-to-signal as opposed to signal-to-whatsapp!

    It pretty much solves the chicken and egg problem, and yet they're scoffing at it as a solution. IMO it's a big mistake.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago

    I would use signal if I could convince people to use signal.

    I could convince people to use Signal if all their conversations were on signal and they could talk to people on WhatsApp in a seamless way.

    Right now you MUST have WhatsApp if you have any kind of social life. Signal is the other app that no one has because it's kind of a pain in the ass to have two messaging apps.

    I would love to switch to Signal, but inter-compatibility with WhatsApp is a must. The EU is essentially handing them a golden opportunity on a silver platter to become a mainstream app, and they are like nah, we good wtf

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    This is correct, and everybody who complains about how "hard" it is to use more than one messenger app is pathetic. That's like the epitome of first world problems. People should be GLAD that they have the option of using Signal, instead of whining about how they didn't build it the way they wanted it to be.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Its hard to get others to do so, for seemingly no reason. I have Signal installed, have had it for years, have told all my contacts about it. Only like 3 installed it, but quickly forgot about it. I still have to have WhatsApp installed to not fall off the world so they end up texting me from WA anyway.

    Its not like SMS vs Signal where there is a clear benefit to the average Joe to use Signal, there's no difference between Signal and WhatsApp to the average person so they will just keep using WhatsApp out of habit.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's not hard for me to get others to use it. I simply don't have a Whatsapp account or anything else. If they want to contact me, they will use the right app.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Thats great, now try that with acquaintances, coworkeea, classmates or companies that only chat through WhatsApp. I wish I could go nuclear but WA is a necessity.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Your problem is you allow them to do that to you. I simply do not allow it, and it works out fine for me. Have never used WhatsApp a single time.

    It is literally not a necessity. It's a convenience that you are making yourself dependent on.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I can only agree with you, it is a choice we’re making.

    Still I don’t feel like I want to tell people other than my family or friends to give up on me or switch to threema.

    I’m still thinking about it, but the downsides are bigger than the upsides for now.

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