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Re:New Skype Update Is Horrible by tsukaisute on Monday July 03, 2017 @05:01PM (#14691352)
WeChat, while excellent on iOS, is also a lifesaver on the desktop given that they provide true native apps for Mac and Windows (no Electron!) Video/voice calls, file sharing, group chat, stickers, everything is there, but the performance alone makes this more usable over other chat apps today.

It seems that over the years, their PM team is more confident (capable?) in keeping a good balance between core chat usability and all the "extras", perhaps because they are not playing catch-up in the market.

Re:New Skype Update Is Horrible by Larrikin on Monday July 03, 2017 @07:46PM (#14692330)
Does WeChat offer any thing over LINE? I ended up uninstalling WeChat because it was using up 20% of my daily battery despite only opening up the app once every couple weeks.
Re:New Skype Update Is Horrible by jwong_ on Monday July 03, 2017 @10:28PM (#14693075)
If you know anyone from China, it has everyone there on it. Otherwise, I don't know of any huge differences. Maybe more free stickers?
Re:New Skype Update Is Horrible by jwong_ on Monday July 03, 2017 @09:38PM (#14692876)
How do you get this fabled native WeChat desktop application? As far as I can tell, it's an Electron app. It sucks up tons of resources on my computers.
Re:New Skype Update Is Horrible by tsukaisute on Monday July 03, 2017 @10:04PM (#14692964)
The version I have is from the Mac App Store
Re:New Skype Update Is Horrible by jwong_ on Monday July 03, 2017 @10:27PM (#14693072)
I'll start using it again. I might have been mixing up my memories of the web app.
Re:New Skype Update Is Horrible by tsukaisute on Monday July 03, 2017 @11:00PM (#14693217)
Yep, previously they had a web app only (not even Electron, just a website). The MAS version came after that. We use it heavily day-to-day.