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How to get notifications from WhatsApp even without Google Play Services on? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 weeks ago by MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ca
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Welp, my family refuses to use SimpleX. I'm still partially trapped at M*ta WhatsApp then. But I don't wanna turn GPS (GooglePlayServices) on.

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[โ€“] skankhunt42@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You install whatsapp on an old phone, leave it at home plugged in somewhere.

You link beeper to that WhatsApp.

Then you can use an open source app from fdroid like elements or schildichat without play services to send whatsapp messages through beeper on your real open source phone.

[โ€“] eyesaremosaics@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Ok interesting approach