Google’s new Chat service shows contempt for Android users’ privacy

Re:Google’s new Chat service shows contempt for Android user... by Tepix on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @09:19AM (#16921264)

Screw WhatsApp. That's what you should be getting away from anyway. And install CopperheadOS on your phone. It doesn't use any Google services. It even has a list of its defaul connections made by the OS: https://copperhead.co/android/docs/usage_guide#default-conne...

Unfortunately, support for Nexus devices will soon be gone and the Pixel 2 devices with pre-installed CopperheadOS are quite pricey for private use.

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Re:Google’s new Chat service shows contempt for Android user... by opencl on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @11:57AM (#16922786)

You can always just compile it yourself for your own Pixel 2 device. Or use LineageOS which runs on a far wider range of devices and doesn't charge $500 for binaries.

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Re:Google’s new Chat service shows contempt for Android user... by Kratisto on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @11:28AM (#16922411)

I know WhatsApp isn't perfect, but I wish most people where I lived used it. Well I wish they used anything really. I'm one of my few friends on Android, and it is really annoying being excluded from group chats because of it.

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Re:Google’s new Chat service shows contempt for Android user... by bebna on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @09:44AM (#16921428)

Sony has some open source phones, aren't there an alternative to Pixel 2s for you?

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Re:Google’s new Chat service shows contempt for Android user... by nsbq71 on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @11:11AM (#16922189)

>Screw WhatsApp

Not really possible.

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