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WhatsApp is adding the ability to save contacts within the app independently from your smartphone’s address book. (www.theverge.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] dudenas@slrpnk.net 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Because how could you sell contact data to google and apple if they already have it?

[–] xodoh74984@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Or reinforce your walled garden and strengthen user lock-in?

[–] FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

While these are both certainly true it has also been annoying when I've added a regular contact but it doesn't show up in WhatsApp straight away