Anyone got a workaround to use the WhatsApp web interface if you're an iOS user?

Thanks for the info!

I didn't realise that's how it worked. I had no idea really, but figured perhaps once you were connected to the web client it could just sync all your conversations server side via push, rather than the way you described above.

It's not a deal breaker for me, I understand that Apple puts a lot of restrictions in place for security reasons, and for good reason. But this is something that I've anticipated coming for a long time, then got excited when I stumbled across it, then frustrated when I realised iOS is the only platform it's not working on yet...I'm sure if Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone can get it working, they can't all be insecure.

CBA to jailbreak these days. Would rather just wait for official implementations of new features.

I've not heard of telegram. Is that a competitor to What's App? Or does it have it's own spin on messaging?

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Q: How is Telegram different from WhatsApp?
Unlike WhatsApp, Telegram is cloud-based and heavily encrypted. As a result, you can access your messages from several devices at once, including tablets and computers, and share an unlimited number of photos, videos and files (doc, zip, mp3, etc) of up to 1,5 GB. Thanks to our multi-data center infrastructure and encryption, Telegram is also faster and way more secure. On top of that, Telegram is free and will stay free — no ads, no subscription fees, forever.
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Hmmm...just installed it and only 37 of my 2,900 contacts have it. Yikes, that's only 1.3%

Still if I can get the people I communicate with most often to install it then it could be handy. There's only about 10 people I communicate with regularly via what's app, if I can convince them to download it then it would be worth it so that I can use the desktop/web app on my laptop and desktop.

Some of them I know would be resistant to it, they're anal about how many programs they have installed, icon arrangement etc. They'd rather not install yet another chat app even if it comes with a strong recommendation from a friend/family member...
 
Roughly 3 of the 10 people I chat to regularly have closed their facebook accounts or don't have one and live abroad, so we prefer a program like What's App or Viber.

Personally I try to avoid Facebook too, where possible. I've closed my account a couple of times but I've had to reactivate it shortly after as I have a number of facebook apps plugged into websites and I now manage a few facebook pages, so it's not really an option for me to stay away completely.

The other 95% of users in my contact book are business customers whom I communicate via normal SMS. Thanks to the November OSX update I can already communicate with all of them via keyboard through Messages on my Mac, which is ace.
 
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