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[โ€“] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

We all moved from Telegram to WhatsApp a little while ago once Durov got arrested and the feds got into it, and I was the one that got them on TG in the first place as it was a trustworthy, good alternative to WhatsApp, so it's gonna be a tall ask to move again from WhatsApp so soon, and Signal is just... Not good. At least it lets you move messages between devices as of recently which is good, if me or my gf lost any messages to each other we'd be pretty upset, but the mandatory updates and other quirks are still barriers.

I use signal with my coworkers and I feel like it's a real 50/50 if they even get a message notification or a message will just vanish. Sometimes the desktop app or the web app just won't sync messages or won't stay signed in and require my phone to reauthenticate.

It only became possible not that long ago to send animated GIFs from your local device storage through WhatsApp without them being turned into a static image, which has been a basic feature that was missing for most of its lifespan.

One of my older friends has a Facebook I think. I've no idea if she uses it, she's kind of odd. I've never heard of anyone using iMessage outside the US tbqh.

[โ€“] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 2 hours ago

I was the one that got them on TG in the first place as it was a trustworthy, good alternative to WhatsApp, so it's gonna be a tall ask to move again from WhatsApp so soon

Same. It kinda hurts.

[โ€“] Blaze@feddit.nl 2 points 13 hours ago

I still use Telegram more than Signal for similar reasons. Signal is still a bit barebones, Telegram has so many features that it's a bit crazy.

Yes, encryption is home made, it's shouldn't be used for any sensitive information, etc. But to have a friends group sending memes to each other, it does the job.