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[–] zecg@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

trying to get our friends to jump ship to a new alternative

People keep saying this, but the problem is even those who know better keep Whatsapp installed alongside Signal. Trying means leaving Zuckerberg's messenger and notifying your friends you're only on Signal from now on. I did that and even my pre-boomer parents now use Signal.

they already have a working app that does what they need.

Not if they need to contact me.

[–] Aufgehtsabgehts@feddit.org 2 points 5 days ago

Worked well for me. Although all the people I care about had already Signal, Element or Threema installed, so I am not a great pull factor.

And those everyday moms from child care or from wherever can reach me via SMS, for the two messages/year.

[–] jamescrakemerani@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

Hmm perhaps I should try this then.

[–] voracread@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

WhatsApp has some conveniences for me such as easy access to data. As far as I know most messengers hide data in some private location and allow limited access with great difficulty. Last I checked to save media from a chat I had to go to each media and select export manually.