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WhatsApp interoperability with Signal (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 days ago by Clanket@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Does anyone know where this is at? I thought WhatsApp were being forced by the EU in 2024 to introduce this under the Digital Markets App? I'm googling, but am finding very little info.

It would be great if we could use Signal to communicate with WhatsApp groups. The sooner I can delete WhatsApp the better.

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[–] NoisyFlake@lemm.ee 0 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Now that iPhones have RCS messaging, is something like this still desired? Can't everyone just use RCS instead (assuming that everyone has a somewhat modern phone/OS that supports RCS). Or am I not seeing something here?

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well except that RCS is locked up by Google. I don't believe there are any foss implementations.

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not only that, but there were reports that even Google's implementation was stealthily turned off on custom ROMs or rooted phones :/

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not even stealthily they just required some device validation bullshit iirc. Basically they require the ROM is signed by a Google certificate. They don't do that for custom roms even GrapheneOS after the android dev team request they get added multiple times.

I'm on GrapheneOS so RCS isn't a solution for me.

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago

Ah. I heard that in some cases (maybe earlier on?) they just didn't deliver the messages without erroring out. Anyway, I wouldn't be able to use it either because a) not all carriers have it (where I am, only one does) and b) apparently not all manufacturers have it either, especially if we're talking about cheap Chinese ones which are the majority.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

The EU would like it, given that very few people here use SMS/RCS still.

[–] Clanket@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Interesting point. Does that mean iPhones and Android can now have a shared group over imessage/whatever it's called in Android? Are those messages encrypted?