I’m currently looking to develop an open source app that can help somebody. I’m currently out of ideas, so I’d like to heard if from you guys.

Sorry if it seems to lazy to ask for ideas like that, I just thought that I could do it since the result will be a free app.

  • Vik
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    39 months ago

    I see, fair enough. I don’t know if you’ll have any luck with a FOSS third party client which does t violate their TOS. There was something on fdroid years ago, a wrapper that effectively allowed you to use WhatsApp Web on another phone (or perhaps even the same one), but it ultimately requried the use of the official clients

    • @[email protected]
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      19 months ago

      If you use one of those WhatsApp web apps, you still have to use the closed source app. It doesn’t solve the problem

      • Vik
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        19 months ago

        Yes, I already aluded to this. Point being, I don’t think you’ll find a viable FOSS front end since it would violate their TOS.

          • Vik
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            19 months ago

            It is to

            A: the continuity of said project (DMCA) and B: to the individual end users.

            You can use FOSS clients for things like Discord or the Google play store but you still run the risk of getting banned.

            • @[email protected]
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              19 months ago

              Shit, I get banned by their shitty ML algos when I do comply with their ToS. I don’t think most people care about the risk of having to create new accounts, since they’re already forced to do so already.

              • Vik
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                9 months ago

                Ordinarily I’d agree, but for now, WhatsApp is tied to your phone number. I’m not sure if you can use some kind of service to create alias numbers but for many people, that’s a big blocker when it comes to making another account following any kind of infraction.

                I don’t think meta would shift in requiring a phone number per account either,

                  • Vik
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                    19 months ago

                    That works. Which service do you use ooc?