WhatsApp Beaten As Signal’s New Desktop Calling Goes Live - Forbes
WhatsApp Beaten As Signal’s New Desktop Calling Goes Live - Forbes WhatsApp Beaten As Signal’s New Desktop Calling Goes Live - Forbes Posted: 11 Oct 2020 12:00 AM PDT getty While on the surface WhatsApp remains king of the messaging hill, beneath the surface there are some worrying signs for Facebook's flagship platform. With its 2 billion users, WhatsApp can seem unstoppable, but it has some weaknesses in its functionality—in the way it works. And, above all, it has one dealbreaker for many—its Facebook ownership. So, what are those functionality weaknesses? Well, there's the continued lack of genuine support for multiple devices—the option to link apps on your phone, tablet and PC to a single account. Then there's the serious flaw in its backup option, which is required to transfer message history to a new phone. Those back-ups fall outside WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption—and that's a critical issue. WhatsApp v...