I have used all of these extensively. When choosing between telegram, viber and WhatsApp:
All of these have desktop versions, which is very neat. You can type from your desktop/laptop and it gets cloned to the phone/tablet.
However, here are the nuances. WhatsApp must have an active connection from the primary device (phone) for the desktop to connect to server.
Viber does not need an active phone connection. Neither does Telegram.
WhatsApp can make video calls. So can viber. But not telegram.
The other disadvantage WhatsApp has, you can only install it on only one additional device, not multiple desktops/tablets. If you install it on a second device, it will deregister on the first. So you get one phone and one computer.
Telegram and viber get multiple devices. However, viber has one advantage over telegram, you can make video phone calls from the desktop version, unlike telegram that can only make voice calls.
One really neat feature of telegram that no other messenger has is that you can give your contact info to someone without giving your phone number. You create a nick and share that. Very convenient. No phone numbers involved.
Signal is great in US but not used very much outside of US. It's a direct replacement for the text messenger.
WhatsApp is the most popular world-wide, with viber being a close second and telegram is not as popular as either.
My favorite is either viber or telegram. However due to the huge numbers using WhatsApp, it's pretty much unavoidable.
I think security wise, telegram is the safest with viber being the second and WhatsApp a distant third, or so.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.viber.voip&feature=search_result
Viber - Be Free to Communicate. Call and text anyone, anywhere.
Viber lets everyone in the world connect. Freely. More than 40 million Viber users call, text, send photos and locations with each other worldwide - for free.
Viber is available for Android and iPhone®. We are always introducing new features, platforms and possibilities.
Viber is completely free with no advertising, and we value your privacy: read our policy at http://www.viber.com/privacy
Get it, you’ll like it.
***WHY VIBER?***
* BEST SOUND QUALITY: Viber’s cutting edge technology ensures HD sound quality that is much better than GSM or a regular phone call.
* 100% FREE: Viber and all our features are completely free, with no subscriptions or purchases. Avoid mobile phone “bill shock” - call and text other users, on any network, as much as you want. All you need is a 3G or Wi-Fi Internet connection, and friends who get Viber too!
* SIMPLE TO USE: Viber just works, and lets you connect with your friends whose numbers you already have. It synchs with your mobile phone number and contact list to instantly show who already has Viber. Never again must you seek out your own contacts, create new usernames, or build new lists.
*ALWAYS ON: Viber runs in the background without draining your battery, so you always receive incoming calls and message notification
few more applications are there in PLAY.GOOGLE.COM like skype & few more..:laugh:
Requirements: Android v2.1+
Overview: WhatsApp Messenger is a smartphone messenger available for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Phone and Nokia phones.
فيديو
WhatsApp Messenger is a smartphone messenger available for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Phone and Nokia phones. WhatsApp uses your 3G or WiFi (when available) to message with friends and family. Switch from SMS to WhatsApp to send and receive messages, pictures, audio notes, and video messages. First year FREE! ($1.99/year after)
WHY USE WHATSAPP:
★ NO HIDDEN COST: Once you and your friends download the application, you can use it to chat as much as you want. Send a million messages a day to your friends for free! WhatsApp uses your Internet connection: 3G/EDGE or Wi-Fi when available.
★ MULTIMEDIA: Send Video, Images, and Voice notes to your friends and contacts.
★ GROUP CHAT: Enjoy group conversations with your contacts.
★ NO INTERNATIONAL CHARGES: Just like there is no added cost to send an international email, there is no cost to send WhatsApp messages internationally. Chat with your friends all over the world as long as they have WhatsApp Messenger installed and avoid those pesky international SMS costs.
★ SAY NO TO PINS AND USERNAMES: Why even bother having to remember yet another PIN or username? WhatsApp works with your phone number, just like SMS would, and integrates flawlessly with your existing phone address book.
★ NO NEED TO LOG IN/OUT: No more confusion about getting logged off from another computer or device. With push notifications WhatsApp is ALWAYS ON and ALWAYS CONNECTED.
★ NO NEED TO ADD BUDDIES: Your Address Book is used to automatically connect you with your contacts. Your contacts who already have WhatsApp Messenger will be automatically displayed under Favorites, similar to a buddy list. (You can of course always edit Favorites any way you like)
★ OFFLINE MESSAGES: Even if you miss your push notifications or turn off your phone, WhatsApp will save your messages offline until you retrieve them during the next application use.
★ AND MUCH MORE: Share location, Exchange contacts, Custom wallpaper, Custom notification sounds, Landscape mode, Precise message time stamps, Email chat history, Broadcast messages and MMS to many contacts at once and much much more!
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We’re always excited to hear from you! If you have any feedback, questions, or concerns, please email us at:
[email protected]
or follow us on twitter:
http://twitter.com/WhatsApp
@WhatsApp
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Recent changes:
Version 2.7.7532
quick fix for force close on some devices
security improvements
Version 2.7.7490
improved performance on samsung devices
improvement of long status visibility in the new contact info screen
lots of bug fixes and user interface improvements
Version 2.7.5813
Many many many bug fixes and improvements for typing notifications, last
seen, ICS Phones, interface glitches, setting status and crashes.
All group members may change group photo.
Raise group chat to 15 members.
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Latest version: v2.7.8265 (for Android version 2.1 and higher
click here to download
dali rami said:
Requirements: Android v2.1+
Overview: WhatsApp Messenger is a smartphone messenger available for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Phone and Nokia phones.
فيديو
WhatsApp Messenger is a smartphone messenger available for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Phone and Nokia phones. WhatsApp uses your 3G or WiFi (when available) to message with friends and family. Switch from SMS to WhatsApp to send and receive messages, pictures, audio notes, and video messages. First year FREE! ($1.99/year after)
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Recent changes:
Version 2.7.7532
quick fix for force close on some devices
security improvements
Version 2.7.7490
improved performance on samsung devices
improvement of long status visibility in the new contact info screen
lots of bug fixes and user interface improvements
Version 2.7.5813
Many many many bug fixes and improvements for typing notifications, last
seen, ICS Phones, interface glitches, setting status and crashes.
All group members may change group photo.
Raise group chat to 15 members.
Less description »
Latest version: v2.7.8265 (for Android version 2.1 and higher
click here to download
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ehm.. I appreciate your effort to copy and paste, but I think that literally 100% of the people on xda knows this app.. it's basically on every "top android apps" list.
Also, you could have easily posted the link to the android market, especially since the latest version is 2.8.1504 (you are posting 2.7)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS53aGF0c2FwcCJd
WhatsApp is quite a neat application for messaging, but I have a few issues with it
* It's tied to a mobile number. If I swap SIMs (depending on network coverage etc) it no longer works properly
* There is no web interface to access the messages
* There is no supported tablet application
* Many users in my contact list have used whatsapp at one point, but are no longer current users. I'd like to filter to something like "online in last 10 minutes" or similar otherwise I have little confidence they'll see my message
I actually find facebook messenger, twitter DMs and potentially apps like kik, viber, chaton work better as they don't have this dependence.
Comments? What apps do others prefer more? Any news on any of the above being remedied?
Note - I'm not bothered by any ££ if the app works.
planetf1 said:
* It's tied to a mobile number. If I swap SIMs (depending on network coverage etc) it no longer works properly
* There is no web interface to access the messages
* There is no supported tablet application
* Many users in my contact list have used whatsapp at one point, but are no longer current users. I'd like to filter to something like "online in last 10 minutes" or similar otherwise I have little confidence they'll see my message
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1-so...?
2-yes there is.
3-if tablet has no mobile data connection, I.e. No sim, what's the point of having whatsapp on it.
4-it does tell you when they were last online. And if they're on the whatsapp contact list, they still have whatsapp installed, so they will get the message.
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planetf1 said:
WhatsApp is quite a neat application for messaging, but I have a few issues with it
* It's tied to a mobile number. If I swap SIMs (depending on network coverage etc) it no longer works properly
* There is no web interface to access the messages
* There is no supported tablet application
* Many users in my contact list have used whatsapp at one point, but are no longer current users. I'd like to filter to something like "online in last 10 minutes" or similar otherwise I have little confidence they'll see my message
I actually find facebook messenger, twitter DMs and potentially apps like kik, viber, chaton work better as they don't have this dependence.
Comments? What apps do others prefer more? Any news on any of the above being remedied?
Note - I'm not bothered by any ££ if the app works.
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1) Also your sms and phone calls depends on mobile number...
2) Its a mobile app only, perhaps they intend it to stay that way (But there are several proyects that connect you from web or pc)
3) (Usually) a tablet does not have a phone number.
4) You have the last connected under the contact's name, so, if my contact hasn't been online since May, it is almost certain he/she wont get the message.
Whatsapp was born to be an blackberry messenger alternative, aimed at the same target but multiplatform, facebook chat, twitter, etc where born as web services, with mobile apps launched later. Viber, Line, etc. Where born to include all those things you ask on top of whatsapp.
EDIT: Acording to this post (in spanish) http://www.taringa.net/posts/linux/16989423/Whatsapp-via-Pidgin-en-Archlinux-y-derivados.html
It is possible to integrate whatsapp with pidgin, so you can chat on whatsapp via linux
planetf1 said:
WhatsApp is quite a neat application for messaging, but I have a few issues with it
* It's tied to a mobile number. If I swap SIMs (depending on network coverage etc) it no longer works properly
* There is no web interface to access the messages
* There is no supported tablet application
* Many users in my contact list have used whatsapp at one point, but are no longer current users. I'd like to filter to something like "online in last 10 minutes" or similar otherwise I have little confidence they'll see my message
I actually find facebook messenger, twitter DMs and potentially apps like kik, viber, chaton work better as they don't have this dependence.
Comments? What apps do others prefer more? Any news on any of the above being remedied?
Note - I'm not bothered by any ££ if the app works.
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viber and chaton do use the phone number
Whatsapp is a very good messaging service. It can be very useful for sending images, videos, contacts and group messaging, etc. As with every app, whatsapp could also go for some improvements. But one of the most important, I feel, is a desktop client paired with multi-device sync. Hangouts, by Google, and Facebook Messenger, by Facebook already provide these services to their users. What multi-device sync means is you will get all your messages to all the devices and desktop you are signed in to with your same whatsapp number.
Why-
Whenever a user gets a notification of a message on whatsapp he has to turn to his mobile device to look read the message. That can be painful if you are sitting on your desktop/laptop and your mobile is away. This might seem like a small thing but it always diverts you from your desktop. It is more difficult to manage for the people with more than one phone. They are limited to having whatsapp with one number to one phone. So, if anything happens to the phone with whatsapp all their messages are gone.
How-
One of the best ways to do it is, is to integrate with facebook. Not with facebook messenger but with every user's facebook id. Whatsapp can offer every user a choice, if they want to have whatsapp on desktop and other phone with the same number, they can sign in with their facebook id and then that facebook id can be linked to their number. Now once you sign in to any other whatsapp with your facebook id, it finds out the number linked with the id and verifies it and then all your contacts and messages will appear on the client. But this shouldn't mean that all the people with their facebook id or their facebook id linked with whatsapp should directly come to your whatsapp favorites. Whatsapp should still depend on phone contacts for favorites. Facebook id should only be used for the sync.
There are other ways to achieve this too. One of them is integrating with facebook messenger but I don't think that will go well with everyone. From the time whatsapp is owned by facebook we have been expecting some changes. And this could be a great one for both whatsapp and facebook.
What are your thoughts on this?
Try this
First of all download oracle VM virtual box and then download this android 4.4 iso image Here
Then follow this guide to setup Android 4.4 on your pc Here
Then download whatsapp on your android 4.4 tablet from play store or anywhere register and done..
An alternative is bluestacks but it gives me errors sometimes and it's sdk is also old
Here
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then it only works on 1 desktop. all other connected device are disconnected
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An alternative is bluestacks but it gives me errors sometimes and it's sdk is also old
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Studies have shown that smartphone users message each other back and forth much more than they make calls. Users need a good messenger app. It's a big choice, so here are two of our favorites.
WhatsApp
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Telegram
No messaging app comes close to the number of users WhatsApp has, but there are some great alternatives out there. Telegram is one of them. The free app has end-to-end encryption, does group chats and is a pioneer of chatbots. Unlike some other messengers, you can use it on multiple devices. Read our full review of Telegram
Copypasta? "Full review" where?
Nevermind. This looks like closing material.