⏳ zkgroup: Add cross-compilation for x86 and arm64 targets (including Apple Silicon) zkgroup#7.We at least need the following PRs to be merged before the Signal team could even consider 32-bit builds: ⚠️ This really only is a proof-of-concept for now! Great news! I was able to get Signal to boot on Windows 10 32-bit (in a VM): I have never trusted Facebook and have not had a Facebook account for years. If there is no 32-bit Windows version, I might want to switch to Whatsapp instead. If there is already a 64-bit Windows version, is it much more work to port it to a 32-bit Windows version? Is this really an uncommon request? Please make it a priority to have a 32-bit Windows version. So I may be a nerd and have updated phones and a computer. This may not change for a few years when they replace the computer. I would like to use Signal on my work Windows desktop computer, but it's running 32-bit Windows. As many of you know, Google Hangouts/Google Chat is a completely unsecured messaging system and the messages are infinitely stored on Google's servers for you to see.
I have for years used Google Hangouts to message my wife because I can do so using the computer without having to alternate between my phone and my computer. However, I am at the mercy of my employer during weekdays. I own a Google Pixel 3a and will only buy phones whose bootloaders may be unlocked. The only thing I liked was the back of the startup launch, which was disabled in some update a couple months ago, don't really know why, for the rest, I'm really hating the experience so far.Įdit: Just came across this post and the user u/thislsmadness posted a this link which has the older whatsapp version, what a bless, now I can get back to my proper routine.Listen, I am a nerd too. I might be forgetting something, but those are the most annoying rn for me.
The likes of Slack and Zoom don't count because they're made for a very different purpose/audience, and Discord for example is also a very specific audience (90% of non-gamers don't even know what Discord is). Now finally after so long (a decade maybe?) we have a well-built, popular, modern instant messenger for the masses, that works between both the PC and your smartphone. Ever since phone apps became so big the new messenger apps were too simplified and focused on mobile, and only serious business stuff flourished on desktop. I haven't felt this good about an instant messenger on computers since the days of Skype and Windows Live. As a WhatsApp user for a very long time, my support for this platform has been spotty at best, but I think now it's definitely one I'd say is good and useful. Combine that with the new ability that you can use WhatsApp on PCs without needing a data connection on the mobile app, and we've got ourselves a winner. The interface is fast and fluid, and matches the design of Windows. The new WhatsApp app is natively built for Windows PCs and functions so well.