WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using app

Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by dreen on Thursday January 07, 2021 @08:23AM (#25670691)

I've recently switched to using Whatsapp in an emulator, which is kinda similar. I even almost got a virtual camera working so I can share my desktop screen via whatsapp call (would be super useful for parent tech support). Laptop cameras should work fine though.

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by tdubhro1 on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:34PM (#25674231)

I'd be very interested if you could add some info regarding what software you used to do this.

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by dreen on Thursday January 07, 2021 @07:45PM (#25679804)

I used Bluestacks emulator (and Nox too, one has to be a clone of the other I guess) to run the app. For the virtual camera I used OBS with a plugin to emulate a webcam. This worked for the webcam feed in the browser, but in Windows > Camera it wasn't detecting anything. I got the same results when trying to use an old smartphone as a camera via DroidCam before I gave up.

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