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Re:When an app asks for permissions, it should have a “feed ... by gruez on Saturday July 08, 2023 @12:32PM (#36646003)
The iOS app gives you an option to manually punch in a number. I'm not sure whether that's because it's to comply with app store regulations, or the product owners on both sides prioritizing different things. On both platforms you can still initiate chats without contacts access by using the wa.me domain, eg. wa.me/12125551234 for +1 (212) 555 1234.
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Re:When an app asks for permissions, it should have a “feed ... by davchana on Saturday July 08, 2023 @12:48PM (#36646162)
Sometimes I need to contact somebody on Whatsapp one time or such, and I don't want to save their contact. But Whatsapp on Android shows only my own contacts to initiate chat. Like you said, wa.me is a way. I made this quick page for exactly this:

http://spa.bydav.in/num2wa.html

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Re:When an app asks for permissions, it should have a “feed ... by j1elo on Saturday July 08, 2023 @01:07PM (#36646349)
Alternatively on Android, the app "Click to chat" is a tiny utility that directly opens up a WhatsApp chat with any given number:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trianguloy...

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Re:When an app asks for permissions, it should have a “feed ... by eganist on Saturday July 08, 2023 @01:54PM (#36646887)
The fact that this is necessary is wild.
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