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F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and keep track of updates on your device.

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is there any way to use whatsapp without creating an account with them? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by merompetehla@lemmy.ml to c/fdroid@lemmy.ml

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don't know if this is an appropriate community

I don't particularly like this application, but my whole family uses and they simply won't use any foss alternative I've proposed so far.

I'm even thinking about joining them.

I only need audio, no video calls, no file transfers.

ETA: what free droid apps can do simply that, not needing for me to provide a phone number or my current location / country?

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[–] limerod@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How would that even work? You need an account to use a messaging app.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not true. Don't need one to use SimpleX.

[–] limerod@reddthat.com 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I mean mainstream messaging apps actually used by everyday users. Whatsapp, telegram, etc. While you can use SimpleX without creating an account. It still relies on SimpleX servers to relay to your message.

Briar can work without relays or central servers only using Tor for internet connections if enabled.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 4 hours ago

It still relies on SimpleX servers to relay to your message.

Wrong again, it's decentralized. You can run your own relay.