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View submission: How to use WhatsApp on dumbphones
Hey everyone, I wrote this small web-proxy for WhatsApp Web that works on dumbphones for myself and put the code here: https://github.com/tomtau/superbasic-im[1][2] (the setup is described in more detail in the linked article)
1: https://github.com/tomtau/superbasic-im
2: https://github.com/tomtau/superbasic-im
It's not an ideal UX (e.g. no instant notifications), but it works.
Comment by dumbohoneman at 19/07/2024 at 10:53 UTC
7 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Just a PSA, this app relies on https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js[1] which explicitly states in the README.md
1: https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js
Important
It is not guaranteed you will not be blocked by using this method. WhatsApp does not allow bots or unofficial clients on their platform, so this shouldn't be considered totally safe.
So you're risking your account if you use this
Comment by SuggestionComplex134 at 20/07/2024 at 00:59 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Thanks!
Comment by Special-Rub1769 at 19/07/2024 at 09:32 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Yes pretty much. Need WhatsApp for some emergency family reasons and for work. Thanks for sending on the article. I have a DSLR and a kindle so otherwise I'd be set.