don’t know if this is an appropriate community
I don’t particularly like this application, but my whole family uses and they simply won’t use any foss alternative I’ve proposed so far.
I’m even thinking about joining them.
I only need audio, no video calls, no file transfers.
ETA: what free droid apps can do simply that, not needing for me to provide a phone number or my current location / country?


WhatsOpen lets you start whatsapp conversations without needing to give meta access to your contacts. Although you still need to have the official whatsapp app and an account there.