WhatsApp is rolling out its own version of Snapchat (and Instagram) Stories

http://www.recode.net/2017/2/20/14663674/whatsapp-rolling-out-version-snapchat-instagram-stories

by vengefulduck • 9 years ago

41 25 9 years ago

mikeycgto• 9 years ago

Will be very interesting if they pair this feature with end-to-end encryption!

ramshanker• 9 years ago

Having to open one app is in general better than opening two. One of my favorite use of whatsapp is as a Notes App. I have just created a group with only me as member and dump all my notes / to-do in there. Delete when no longer required. No need to have another app for another purpose. It serves well.

glomph• 9 years ago

Eh. Bloat is a real consideration especially for apps that I already have to give permission to run in the background (such as messaging apps).

feld• 9 years ago

What's wrong with the actual Notes app on your phone which can probably do checklists, bullet points, etc?

martin-adams2• 9 years ago

When I used Android I don't think I found a notes app as easily accessible compared the iPhone. Maybe that's why?

Vinnl• 9 years ago

https://xkcd.com/1172/

johnchristopher• 9 years ago

Doing the same with Telegram. And slack for teammate related notes.

wopwopwop• 9 years ago

uh-oh. Bloat alert.

petters• 9 years ago

Google has lately stressed the importance of communication apps doing only one single thing (Allo, Duo, and Messenger for SMS).

But Google's competitors seem to be going in the opposite direction. Facebook messenger does SMS as well since a while back.

bastawhiz• 9 years ago

And that's why Allo is failing. I don't want to think about how I'm chatting with someone. If Google can upgrade that to a better experience than SMS with their Allo special sauce, great. But having three or more inboxes for the same types of conversations (Allo, Hangouts, iMessage, etc.) is just dumb.

chinathrow• 9 years ago

I don't want to think about how I'm chatting with someone.

I do - since I know that not 100% of my contacts use exactly 1 messenger app. I also favour diversity instead of single platform lock-in.

post_break• 9 years ago

I feel like Google doesn't know what to do when it comes to communication apps. It was so close to perfecting hangouts. SMS, google voice, merged threads. All it needed was something similar to iMessage to crush all but then they started taking out features and then come out with Allo, Duo, etc.

AznHisoka• 9 years ago

All I need in my life is Gmail and GTalk.

Unfortunately, Google for some insane reason killed GTalk. Chat right there in my Gmail.

So convenient. So elegant. So useful.

Killed. For No Good Reason.

1propionyl• 9 years ago

GTalk didn't surreptitiously invade your privacy well enough.

None of Google or Facebook's products are truly "free".

linkregister• 9 years ago

What is the chat that shows up in my Gmail, is that a different service?

tinus_hn• 9 years ago

You might not want to look at the party that keeps producing flops if you want to see what to do.

nacho2sweet• 9 years ago

Snapchat only has what 100million active users and its use is anecdotally dropping because of instagram stories. Now this feature was just rolled out to a possible 1.2billion users (lots still not on speedy network smartphones but will be). Kind of a throat slash at snapchat and their future growth.

I am down for the bloat myself, one thing well is whatever when you look at the wechat world.

plainOldText• 9 years ago

It's probably business 101 for Facebook to prevent people from using other competing platforms while their users get showered with features, but am I the only one who doesn't find Facebook a particularly creative company? They seem to be copying everything Snapchat does across all their apps.

I perhaps am wrong to focus on the creative aspect of things when they're doing great on so many other metrics. Still, for some reason Facebook seems like the new Microsift; and we all know who started the smartphone revolution.

Disclaimer: I rarely uses Facebook, but I use Instagram every other day or so.

devoply• 9 years ago

totally trust zuck with secrets. /s

dabadoo• 9 years ago

Goodbye Snapchat IPO

vuyani• 9 years ago

I think this continues to be a Zuckerburg f*ck you ever since Snapchat said no to his offer.

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