Why are there good mods for Discord (Aliucord, Vendetta…) and YouTube (Revanced), but no good mods for WhatsApp?

I feel like all apps by the user-stalking company Meta are not modded enough, though they are some of the most-used apps.

  • @Lobo6780@lemm.ee
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    2211 months ago

    Meta is really “protecting” their apps integrity and APIs. Tried many Instagram mods and got banned on all of them. Because WhatsApp is now in Meta’s hands they have same policy for WhatsApp probably never tried but if you don’t want to get banned don’t try mods, at least not at your main account.

  • Skull giver
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  • @iso@lemy.lol
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    1411 months ago

    I’ve used GBWhatsapp, WhatsApp+ etc. before. They’re banning modded apps.

    • LiveLM
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      1011 months ago

      And not to mention that these apps are sketchy as fuck and afaik are not open-source like the ones OP listed

  • Jeena
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    1211 months ago

    I’m also one of those who use a matrix bridge for WhatsApp and never see the real app only use it with Element.

      • @guts@lemmy.ml
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        511 months ago

        Not sure why you are getting the downvotes, Matrix is really an underated app.

        • LollerCorleone
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          Yes, it definitely seem underrated.

          About the downvotes, this is not the first time that has happened. I have been repeatedly getting downvoted on some of the tech or related communities on Lemmy instances recently for completely innocuous comments. Since I am on kbin, they don’t impact me in anyway, but I have been puzzled about it. The only explanation I can come up with is something I wrote at some point offended someone and they are just down voting whatever post they see of mine with multiple accounts.

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        11 months ago

        It’s also nice because you only need one messenger for WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal combined.

        Plus all of those chats are searchable and backed up in one single location

        • LollerCorleone
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          911 months ago

          Not very familiar with using Matrix bridges, can they handle WhatsApp calls? (Not asking about Signal because I would like to keep using it)

          • Glareascum
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            It’s possibile by implementing also a turn server like this on your synapse (or whatever server you are using)

          • flauschke
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            I’ll try and report back

            Edit: It does not seem to work. Incoming Calls only send a text message “incoming call”

            • LollerCorleone
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              111 months ago

              Okay, so you will get a notification that there was a call but can’t really attend it. That’s still pretty neat!

      • Jeena
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        711 months ago

        You have only one UI for all text chats, no need to remember on which app you talked with your cousin and on which app you talked with your friend. All of them are in this one app.

  • DebatableRaccoon
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    1111 months ago

    I’ve been using GBWhatsapp by Fouadmods for years now. Works great for me.

  • Chewy
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    1011 months ago

    About ten years ago I used WhatsApp+ which had unheard of features like rounded profile pictures. At some point they banned me for a day, then it worked again until they banned for 3 days and after a ban of two weeks I finally gave up.

    Nowadays it’d be still great if there were patches to e.g. schedule messages like Signal does, but imo there isn’t much missing anymore.

  • @idkman@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    811 months ago

    WhatsApp was build upon XMPP protocol. You can look into XMPP clients.

    Besides that WhatsApp is not the way to communicate anyway. Normies use it because it is put up on their face and considered to be widely acceptable among them, while rhey don’t understand how privacy invading it is.