RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhatsApp is adding the ability to save contacts within the app independently from your smartphone’s address book.www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down16cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up145arrow-down1external-linkWhatsApp is adding the ability to save contacts within the app independently from your smartphone’s address book.www.theverge.comRmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squaredudenas@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoBecause how could you sell contact data to google and apple if they already have it?
minus-squarexodoh74984@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoOr reinforce your walled garden and strengthen user lock-in?
minus-squareFourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWhile these are both certainly true it has also been annoying when I’ve added a regular contact but it doesn’t show up in WhatsApp straight away
Because how could you sell contact data to google and apple if they already have it?
Or reinforce your walled garden and strengthen user lock-in?
While these are both certainly true it has also been annoying when I’ve added a regular contact but it doesn’t show up in WhatsApp straight away