muaveriJul 23, 2023

Can you easily communicate in your country (business/private life) without being involuntarily forced to use whatsapp?

https://lemmy.world/post/2037625

Can you easily communicate in your country (business/private life) without being involuntarily forced to use whatsapp? - Lemmy.world

… is it possible to do any kind of business and/or have regular conversations without having to use whatsapp as a main way of communication? If you’d like you can say in what country you’re living.

Show threadBobJul 23, 2023
USA here. Only reason I have WhatsApp is to stay in touch with friends in Europe and South America. Not a single one of my American friends or relatives uses it.
Show threadSevenDigitCodeJul 24, 2023
Yep. USA is really just iMessage/SMS, with maybe Discord/GroupMe sometimes
Show threadWhipperSnapperJul 24, 2023
My friend group uses google the same way apple users use imessage. The implementation has changed many times over the years (google chat, sms integration, hangouts chat, whatever), but it’s always basically been the same thing and it’s usable from any device. That’s my main complaint about signal and telegram: if I’m at home, forget using my stupid tiny phone, lemme do it from my PC that I’m probably on anyway.
Show threadphar
You can get signal for Linux, windows, and macos
Jul 24, 2023 at 4:52amWeb
Show threadWhipperSnapperJul 24, 2023
That’s good to know. I think when I tried it before, I ran into issues signing into multiple devices at once. Chances are, I just got the apps confused in memory though. Thanks!