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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.

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[–] Lobo6780@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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.

[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Instander has been working fine for me for a few years you can try it out

[–] gunpachi@lemmings.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm curious, does it allow browsing without an account ?

I have used something called barinsta in the past, but it is no longer working.

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[–] Lobo6780@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah I heard about it but it hasn't been updated from 11/01 so does it work I mean you haven't been banned by Facebook? Before I tried AeroInsta but after few minutes of using I've got banned.

[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 1 points 2 years ago

Yep not banned

[–] Historical_General@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I've been using it for years and not been banned.

[–] noodlejetski@geddit.social 12 points 2 years ago

WhatsApp is now in Meta's hands

it's been owned by Facebook/Meta for almost a decade, so I'm not sure it warrants using "now".

[–] EpicFailGuy@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@Lobo6780

@Unbeelievable

Instander is a good insta alternative and it self updates and adds functionality. Give it a shot it's a great app https://thedise.me/instander/

[–] Im28xwa@lemdro.id 2 points 2 years ago

Agreed but Aeroinsta is more up-to-date and the pitch black theme is probably made (no hard to read text)

[–] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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[–] Ingrid_Skovgard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What kind of customisations have you done?? 😳

[–] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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[–] spiritusmaximus@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Does it support audio messages? or live location?

Seems great to me that it doesnt support calls :)

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[–] spiritusmaximus@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Ty,

will still try and check it out

[–] wgs@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

Live location isn't supported. Audio messages work though.

[–] NicerLemmyUser@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

How does one go about to connect whatsapp to matrix and send msgs via it? Is there an article that I can read up on?

[–] example@reddthat.com 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

search for mautrix whatsapp (not a typo)

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[–] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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[–] ninchuka@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm fairly certain the whatsapp matrix bridge supports end to bridge encryption

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[–] iso@lemy.lol 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Unbeelievable@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Oh, OK. That makes sense. Thank you

[–] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] LollerCorleone@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Never thought of this possibility. This is really interesting.

[–] guts@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] LollerCorleone@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] guts@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Happened to me too I think when I engage with lemmy.world

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[–] flauschke@kbin.flauschke.de 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

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

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[–] gc_@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What's the benefit with a bridge?

[–] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 7 points 2 years 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@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] TraditionalMuslim@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is that even safe? I looked it up and it looks sketchy and saw lots of clone websites. Nothing mentioned with regards to privacy. Needless to say it is probably closed-source as well.

[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I trust the modder more than I'm willing to trust Facebook, if that answers your question. As for the clone sites, there was some fuss with imposters. this is the legit one, in case you wanted it.

[–] TraditionalMuslim@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is there a github repo for this project? Is it open source?

[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Not to my knowledge.

[–] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 years 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.

[–] Im28xwa@lemdro.id 5 points 2 years ago

There are many, you might wanna check Universal WhatsApp Mods By RBMods

[–] idkman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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.

[–] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

what? i don't think that works.

[–] idkman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I meant logging into WhatsApp with an XMPP client doesn't work.

[–] idkman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

Well ofcourse. WhatsApp works on a propriatary network where they store all your chats

[–] ninchuka@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

That answers nothing of what the OP asked

[–] FuriousFrodo@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Would like a WhatsApp mod which has stories disabled.

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