(as someone who doesn't use an iphone or whatsapp) What's the purpose of this? Surely if you want to call a <i>phone number</i> you want to make a <i>phone call</i>?
Has anyone found a sandboxing/muzzling method yet for WhatsApp requiring access to all of your phone contacts to function? I have overseas family that I'd like to keep in touch with, they all seem to use WhatsApp, and I can't get them to use Signal instead. I've tried installing it a number of times, but as soon as I see that it requests Contact List permission and refuses to move forward if I deny it, that gets a big NOPE from me, and I uninstall it.
Every crypto/stock investment scam I have been exposed to via Facebook Ads has used a whatsapp group to communicate with victims. Great to hear it will be easier to be victimized now.
Will WhatsApp ever do the opposite and let me make a real phone call instead of forcing me to call using WA when I hit a contact card from a message? It’s really frustrating when data is spotty