Germany's data chief tells ministries WhatsApp is a no-go
I'm an Android lifer (all my smartphones) and now live in Australia. I use Whatsapp for 99% of my personal messaging and frankly, I <i>love</i> it.<p>Same messaging experience for everyone (including emojis), great desktop app, easy backup & restore as you switch phones, was early on the reply-swipe functionality, easy forwarding, voice messages, . No, none of these are "killer" features, but it's honestly one of the purest examples of 'Just Works'(TM) I can think of in my digital ecosystem.<p>SMS on Android is pretty crap, and it's a particularly shitty experience communicating with an iPhone user or in groups.<p>Every time an article about Whatsapp on HN or Reddit pops up I fearfully look to see if there are legitimate privacy concerns. Afaict, all my messages are still E2E encrypted, and all my stuff is saved to my Google Drive.<p>Unless you're in a sheltered circle of only iPhones (probably in America), Whatsapp is the best choice by miles IMO. (Edit: sure if Apple would democratize iMessage for x-platform I'd consider it, but given that will never ever happy, Whatsapp is the great equaliser)<p>No other messaging app has the reach and consistency. And yea, this is a hill I'm willing to die on.