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Re:Telegram gains 1M users after Whatsapp ban by mahouse on Thursday December 17, 2015 @07:06AM (#10750977)
>or going through a ludicrous ritual of photographing a QR code

You know you have to do that only once yes?

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Re:Telegram gains 1M users after Whatsapp ban by emmet on Thursday December 17, 2015 @07:32AM (#10751070)
You have to do it every time you use WhatsApp web. Not for each message, but it's an unwanted ceremony nonetheless.
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Re:Telegram gains 1M users after Whatsapp ban by mahouse on Thursday December 17, 2015 @07:34AM (#10751082)
No. It's only the first time. Then the key is stored in the browser forever (or, at least, for a very long time)
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Re:Telegram gains 1M users after Whatsapp ban by binxbolling on Thursday December 17, 2015 @08:36AM (#10751346)
Not for me. It's every time, even though I can see right in the app my exact computer & browser it still wants me to re-scan.
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