Just a thought.
They already made Lite versions of Facebook and Instagram.
And a lot of the new functions (stories, screen share, and the avatar emojis) only come as bloat for users like me.
So i think they should make an official app that came without those “features”, having a priority on simplicity and data saving.
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They just got rid of messenger lite, even though the main messenger app is a steaming turd.
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Isn’t that just Signal, though?
Not even close. It’s missing WhatsApp’s most important feature, which is the user base. I never understand why people don’t understand that.
Most people like the “Instagram but green” features
I have no idea what features you’re talking about.
Have a look at Beeper, essentially an app which connects to the web version of Whatsapp, unfortunately does not support calls but for chats and group chats should cover everything.
In terms of a light version, it’s unlikely. They’re playing to their biggest markets of India and Europe, where these features are well used (I’ve seen a lot of statuses used for “Good Morning messages”, and business announcing discounts or news.)
I dislike stories, but I have a very small social circle, none of which think waking up or buying a pretty looking cocktail as an achievement worth sharing publicly.
I feel weird about using a proprietary matrix client, but it does look pretty and would be at least a marginal improvement over using whatsapp + facebook messenger… probably…
