Can WhatsApp be used in FP open?

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Hi all,

Just wondering if the messaging app watsapp can be used in the FP Open OS. Watsapp belongs to facebook, so I imagine it could be possible, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you can only get the app through the google app store (or the apple equivalent), in which case I wouldn’t be surprised if the answer is no…

I tried looking for this in the forum but didn’t find any relevant posts. Sorry if I’m asking an old question.

Please, I don’t need tips to replace watsapp. I already use Conversations and Telegram. Unfortunately, the vast majority of people still use watsapp and I need it to communicate with certain groups.

Thanks.

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Yes, easily possible. You can download an .apk from https://www.whatsapp.com/android/

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WhatsApp works fine on Fairphone Open. It would work a bit better if you install https://microg.org and enable Google Cloud Messenging to get push services. That then let’s Google track some of your activity though.

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And…if you install Island you can also have at the same time two different Whatsapp accounts running one for each SIM card! :wink:

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Thanks everyone, this was the last piece of info I needed. I have now successfully installed OpenOS and successfully installed whatsapp in it…

I now have a few other issues but I will make new topics for those.

Thanks!