tl;dr: after pushing rcs so hard for years, killing hangouts well after forgetting about it, & hiding it from gmail, google now wants you to use its (and google allo’s) successor, google chat.
tl;dr: after pushing rcs so hard for years, killing hangouts well after forgetting about it, & hiding it from gmail, google now wants you to use its (and google allo’s) successor, google chat.
Yeah, one thing I have to concede to WhatsApp is that the core of it hasn’t changed. They add stuff all the time, but for now it remains the same for simple usage.
They have a web version that syncs with the phone. Though I’d definitely check out alternatives like Signal, if you’re more privacy-conscious.
Zuckerberg can be an moron from a privacy perspective, but he sure does seem to respect stability.