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minus-squarerbits@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoYeah signal, telegram, and whatsapp all want phone numbers I think. And I don’t think I’d be able to convince my mum to use Discord or Matrix. She’d probably end up using something like Facebook Messenger/Messenger Kids
minus-square𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoSignal recently updated to allow usernames instead of phone numbers.
minus-squarerbits@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoI think you still need a phone number though. I think that’s just for if you don’t want to give out your phone number.
Yeah signal, telegram, and whatsapp all want phone numbers I think. And I don’t think I’d be able to convince my mum to use Discord or Matrix. She’d probably end up using something like Facebook Messenger/Messenger Kids
Signal recently updated to allow usernames instead of phone numbers.
I think you still need a phone number though. I think that’s just for if you don’t want to give out your phone number.