Whatsapp

asked 2018-01-07 18:56:10 +0200

dmn.andrei-catalin
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updated 2018-01-08 10:26:17 +0200

jiit

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Hey,

I just installed Sailfish X and it's great.

Tho, I have two "problems".. I want to be able to use facebook messenger and whatsapp (facebook not so much).

So, i thought i would see guidance here.. What is the best way to use facebook messenger on Sailfish X? Should I get the app from Amazon Store/aptoide? Or is there a native app somewhere? Sailbook is a bit sluggish.. And Friends does not work. Same goes for whatsapp and Facebook.

It is safe to put in my login credentials into an app that I downloaded from Aptoide/Amazon Store?

Thanks, Andrei.

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Is there a way to respond and read facebook messages without the facebook apps? Like a centralization app that gathers messages from different platforms (facebook/whats/telegram/wechat/etc.) ?

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The best way to use Facebook / Facebook messenger / Whatsapp is to not use Facebook / Facebook messenger / Whatsapp.

ScumCoder ( 2018-01-09 11:15:51 +0200 )edit

Try Sailbook available on the Jolla Store

A nice native Sailfish App integrating both Facebook and Messenger

RodSeq ( 2018-01-09 16:53:50 +0200 )edit

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answered 2018-01-08 00:44:59 +0200

Kao

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I am using WhatsApp from the Aptoide Store, works nicely. I particularly like the way you can use it without uploading your entire address book, simply by disabling the option in Sailfishs Android settings. I would never have touched it otherwise.

(Downside is your friends have to contact you first, and you only see their phone number and nick name instead of full name. But the privacy benefit is worth this minor inconvenience in my book.)

I believe if you do enable contacts sharing, it should work in the "normal" fashion, like native Android.

Notifications work too for the most part. They show up as app notification instead of as messaging notifications, and clicking them from Sailfishs event screen does not always work. Also, Sailfish does not honour some of the detail settings like LED color.

So, this may not be the "best" way to use WhatsApp, but it works for the most part.

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Hi Kao...I am facing lots of lag in whatsapp even I have reset my phone....I have to wait for 2-3 Sec after every step... & most of the time it shows "Whatsapp not responding"....please suggest me solution or work around

Lalit ( 2018-01-23 15:11:26 +0200 )edit

Sorry, I have not noticed anything like this yet. Maybe someone else here can help?

Kao ( 2018-01-23 20:33:03 +0200 )edit

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answered 2018-01-07 21:37:28 +0200

DLQ

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Yes, there is a way to respond and read facebook messages without the facebook apps. You could use XMPP-transports, i tested facebook via jabjab.de But you need a desktop-client that can do "service discovery" (eg Gajim or Pidgin) to register the transport initially. Then you have to confirm every fb-contact - but there are plugins to auto-confirm friend-requests. WhatsApp-transport is broken atm, and difficult to use, because you have to "hack" your own account via command-line tool to get the access token. Telegram-transport is also possible, but on jabjab.de you have to ask the admin, because he deactivated public registration after problems with spammers. To see what protocols are possible, search for "xmpp-transport" or "spectrum2".