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I use the apps my friends use but it gets tiring to keep up with so many.
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this post was submitted on 04 Mar 2024
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Yeah, there was a nice period when Pidgin could easily handle all the chats. Then providers siloed their apps 🫤
I actually tried pidgin maybe 6 months ago just for kicks if it could handle whatsapp, signal and telegram, and whaddaya know, it could. It was ugly as hell, but it could be done.
For whatsapp, my experience with Pidgin was terrible. Stickers had to be downloaded as photos, group chats would only show up once someone sent a message, contacts would only show as the full international phone number, all existing chats were horizontal tabs, like a browser.
Yup indeed, it wasn't a pleasant experience. Self-hosting Matrix with all its bridges is kinda nice tho (although a bit lacking).
Sad reality of pidgin UI. I wish there were more UIs for libpurple.