It's 2026, and moving WhatsApp messages from Android to iOS is still a pain in the…neck

[iredave@theforkiverse.com]

@stefano I heard this as well. It stopped my buys an iPhone

[mkj@social.mkj.earth]

@stefano Ever considered to, when people or companies want you to communicate with them on WhatsApp, simply ask them "WhatsThat?" ? :-)

(Not clients, obviously.)

[invictvs@indieweb.social]

@stefano use Signal and avoid USA companies

[stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@Invictvs I prefer decentralized protocols, like DeltaChat or Matrix.
But the problem is that many public offices, doctors, etc. here use WhatsApp. While my battle for the #OwnYourData goes on, I somehow need it.

[stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@mkj The problem is that many public offices, doctors, etc. here use WhatsApp. While my battle for the #OwnYourData goes on, I somehow need it.

[sarah@sosial.link]

@Invictvs@indieweb.social @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe

Signal is a centralised service from an American organisation that insist on using Google services and demand the users phone number. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[emilianosandri@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

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[bigbrownepaul@fosstodon.org]

@stefano it's remarkable isn't it, and we all just have to put up with it....

[michel@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

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[paride5745@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

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[omar@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

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[invictvs@indieweb.social]

@stefano yeah, this is true: change users mindset is very difficult.I have here an old friend that can choose between open source alternatives and Microsoft 365 in a government department and he choose the devil, because is more easy for him; I am trying to revert...

[stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@Invictvs they are often convinced it is easier, but it usually isn’t. At least in the long run