Comment by tomtau on 07/10/2024 at 01:15 UTC

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For chooj, you'd need to run this bridge: https://github.com/mautrix/whatsapp[1][2]

1: https://github.com/mautrix/whatsapp

2: https://github.com/mautrix/whatsapp

and its library unfortunately has the same risk at the moment, see https://github.com/tulir/whatsmeow/issues/561[3][4]

3: https://github.com/tulir/whatsmeow/issues/561

4: https://github.com/tulir/whatsmeow/issues/561

However, if you're in the EU, the official bridging way will come "soon" (2025 for chats, 2027 for voice and video calls), as enforced by DMA: https://matrix.org/blog/2024/09/whatsapp-dma/[5][6]

5: https://matrix.org/blog/2024/09/whatsapp-dma/

6: https://matrix.org/blog/2024/09/whatsapp-dma/

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/06/meta-will-let-third-party-apps-place-calls-to-whatsapp-and-messenger-users-in-2027/[7][8]

7: https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/06/meta-will-let-third-party-apps-place-calls-to-whatsapp-and-messenger-users-in-2027/

8: https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/06/meta-will-let-third-party-apps-place-calls-to-whatsapp-and-messenger-users-in-2027/

I'm not sure whether this third party app interoperability will make into other regions outside the EU where it's not legally enforced.

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Comment by gruesomethrowaway at 07/10/2024 at 05:37 UTC

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Ah yes I've read about the WhatsApp interoperability. I'm in the Netherlands so guess I'll wait until next year to make the switch.