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Meta is Adding AI-Powered Summaries to WhatsApp (blog.whatsapp.com)
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[–] Naich@lemmings.world 42 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Meta can fuck off. The moment this shit appears I'm going 100% Signal.

[–] 0x01@lemmy.ml 52 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Why not do it now?

[–] illi@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 day ago

Everyone has whatsapp and not signal is pretty much the gist of it

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 5 points 1 day ago

I'm already on Signal but nobody else is.

[–] Naich@lemmings.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

My family uses it, work uses it, Microsoft 2FA uses it. It's a hassle to try to change what other people use.

[–] noodly_appendage@lemmy.myserv.one 7 points 1 day ago

A few years ago, I switched from WhatsApp to Signal. I told all my important contacts and groups that I'd delete WhatsApp at the end of the month and that they can either reach me on signal or using SMS from there on. This was enough time to answer peoples questions and convince many people to install Signal too. My family now uses it, most of my friends do, and while all of them kept WhatsApp back then, they now use Signal to message each other. So it is possible to make the switch and take lots of people with you.

[–] pycorax@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Can't you switch MS 2FA to use text or their authenticator?

[–] Naich@lemmings.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

There's no phone signal where I work and I'd rather not use their app if possible.

[–] jimi_henrik@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I blocked Microsoft in WhatsApp and they reverted back to sending SMS messages. However, this won't help if you (like me) I refuse to install Microsoft apps on your phone.

[–] Maestro@fedia.io 11 points 1 day ago

Why wait? Why not switch now?