Re:Group Chats Are Making the Internet Fun Again
by 0b0001 on Monday May 20, 2019 @06:43AM
(#19959019)
You don't /need/ to install it on your computer. Most users won't use it that way anyway, but if you want, you just use the web interface. That doesn't even require any riddles about adding another end-to-end encryption keypair.
Re:Group Chats Are Making the Internet Fun Again
by otachack on Monday May 20, 2019 @10:38AM
(#19960729)
For sure, it piggybacks off the mobile device you connect with. It's a really solid, seamless, and easy way of starting a desktop client. I wish Telegram would adapt it as well but the current way it handles isn't terrible (1 time code).
Re:Group Chats Are Making the Internet Fun Again
by skinnymuch on Monday May 20, 2019 @11:21AM
(#19961268)
I think telegram should def add it as another way. But as a more power user of Telegram and Whatsapp I would def prefer native sleek clients for both. Whatsapp issues go beyond that like not being able to log into a tablet.
But none of that goes away from the point of both being intuitive.
There is a comment in the story about cross platform woes and incompatibilities.
I've never managed to install Whatsapp on my computer.