WhatsApp working on cross-ecosystem interoperability

[Jan]

WhatsApp testing cross-app chats

WhatsApp is testing what could be one of its biggest feature updates in several years — the ability to message users on other apps.

WABetaInfo reports that a "Third-party chats" section has appeared in the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.19.8 update.

 

[ArmatageShanks]

Think Pidgen did this in the late 2000's

 

[ArmatageShanks]

 

[yebocan]

Think Pidgen did this in the late 2000's

Pidgin ? you could centralise your your chats in one place, but no cross platform chatting... mxit, msn messenger, mig33, IRC,qq

 

[ArmatageShanks]

Pidgin ? you could centralise your your chats in one place, but no cross platform chatting... mxit, msn messenger, mig33, IRC,qq

Isit, allright.

 

[dadecoza]

Think Pidgen did this in the late 2000's

Jabber / XMPP I remember ...

 

[$m@Rt@$$]

This feature will presumably allow WhatsApp users to chat with users on other messaging apps — like Signal, Telegram, and Viber.

I think this is unlikely.

It will probably be chats from Facebook Messenger and Instagram...

 

[ArmatageShanks]

I think this is unlikely.

It will probably be chats from Facebook Messenger and Instagram...

You may have a point there

 

[KleinBoontjie]

I think this is unlikely.

It will probably be chats from Facebook Messenger and Instagram...

Those are 1st party, not 3rd party

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

People chat too much

 

[backstreetboy]

Pidgin ? you could centralise your your chats in one place, but no cross platform chatting... mxit, msn messenger, mig33, IRC,qq

There was a MXit plugin.

 

[Ockie]

Think this has to do with the new EU DMA Gatekeeper status requiring that certain services with a certain amount of users or above being required to "play nice" with other third party apps and services.

 

[yebocan]

There was a MXit plugin.

into the archives I dive....memento pls :

MXit goes open source

MXit goes open source Developers get hacking as MXit goes open source in search of a PC client

mybroadband.co.za

I use this nice mxit plugin for pidgin:
https://launchpad.net/pidgin-mxit

MXit goes open source

MXit goes open source Developers get hacking as MXit goes open source in search of a PC client

mybroadband.co.za

 

[oros]

Still if this could happen, would be awesome!

 

[SWB]

I miss Pidgin

 

[dadecoza]

into the archives I dive....memento pls :

MXit goes open source

MXit goes open source Developers get hacking as MXit goes open source in search of a PC client

mybroadband.co.za

MXit goes open source

MXit goes open source Developers get hacking as MXit goes open source in search of a PC client

mybroadband.co.za

I remember the plugin ... MXit were pretty developer friendly ... I remember working on a daily quiz type game for MXit using WML that would render in the text interface.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

love the idea of having one app that has all my messages in one place.

 

[Skerminkel]

One app to rule them all and in the darkness bind them...

 

[Hush9300]

This is stupid...

Just standardise a protocol and force cellular operators to support it. Cellular operators not supporting RCS is what led to its slow rollout.

That way, you receive your messages in any app of your choice.

 

[Ockie]

This is stupid...

Just standardise a protocol and force cellular operators to support it. Cellular operators not supporting RCS is what led to its slow rollout.

That way, you receive your messages in any app of your choice.

RCS is now pretty much default on Android and is turned on by default on Google Messages app. Problem is many people install Truecaller and make it their default messaging app...then RCS stops working. Truecaller needs to integrate their app with Google Jibe to make RCS work.

Another problem is Apple iMessage...but that is already on the EU's radar as a gatekeeper app. They got away with it this time...but up for review in 5 months. Will have to wait and see what happens then.