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.

    • Granixo@feddit.clOPEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Well you’re right, we should all send Meta to hell 🔥

      But 90% of my contacts do use Whatsapp, so… 🤷‍♂️

      It’s hard being “the tech guy” in the family 😓

  • dinckel@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    10 months ago

    The issue here isn’t the missing “Lite” version of the app. The issue is that the main version of the app has been turned from a mediocre and unsafe messaging app, into some complete bullshit, filled with features that people evidently don’t want

    • danhakimi@kbin.social
      3·
      10 months ago

      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.

  • Fontasia@feddit.nlEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    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.

    http://beeper.com/download

    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.

    • danhakimi@kbin.social
      2·
      10 months ago

      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…