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Even all the consequences that will have to WhatsApp share the phone number of your users with Facebook are not known, but many already feel ” betrayed “.
When the messaging application was acquired by the giant founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2014, this” assured that he would remain as a separate service, “he recalled Pamela Clark-Diskson, technological consultancy Ovum , told the BBC.
now many feel that the app is “abusing their trust” , stressed the expert.
But while WhatsApp is the preferred tool to communicate in Latin America and Spain -according to a study SimilarWeb, a company based in London that analyzes user participation in websites and applications, released in May- is not the only one.
And here are six alternatives allow you to follow hiding your phone contacts to Facebook.
All are available for iOS and Android operating systems .
1. Telegram
This application founded by Russian tycoon Pavel Durov already has millions of users around the world and is also popular in Latin America.
It is entirely free and does not include paid subscriptions.
As for its use, is very similar to WhatsApp although provides additional features and configuration options .
in addition, you do not have many advertising- fear now is that WhatsApp is filled with anuncios- and does not require provide . the phone number
But it has a disadvantage in WhatsApp: not make calls
2.. Viber
Unlike Telegram, Viber other allows voice calls and videoconferencing .
That’s one of its strengths.
And so is the fact that permits, once bought credit, call conventional phones.
in turn, allows for group conversations with up to 100 users and offers the ability to customize each chat.
on the other hand, contains advertising and asks a phone number to identify the user, but then do not share it with Facebook.
3. WeChat
This application developed in China is the leader of the Asian market and has more than 600 million active users.
To use it you need to register and to do so, one of the data to be provided compulsorily is the phone number.
Although a once registered can decouple telephone contact account at any time.
the app is free but contains ads .
lets you chat, make calls and to video calls.
But also, from it you can ask for a doctor’s appointment, pay taxes or book a taxi.
So, is a combination of WhatsApp, Facebook, Uber even Tinder as it also functions as a dating app.
4. Line
Line is perhaps the alternative best known by the general public.
And according SimilarWeb is the fourth messaging application most used in the 187 countries analyzed, including several in Latin America.
Among the credentials to present rival WhatsApp as is the option to make voice calls.
also, not only can be used in the cell, but also there is a version computer .
5. Hangouts
Hangouts is a communication platform developed by Google and has instant messaging.
But in addition to sending text messages, allows voice calls and video conferences with up to 10 people simultaneously .
it comes preinstalled on most phones with Android operating system, but to use it you must have a Google account.
6. Facebook Messenger
You can not want that Facebook knows your phone number, but it may interest you messaging options it offers.
And is that Facebook Messenger might be your alternative to WhatsApp, provided the users with whom you want to communicate also belong to the social network .
in fact, it is the most widespread application in the world after WhatsApp, according to research by SimilarWeb.
it also allows video calls and establish group conversations.
So while WhatsApp application is the most popular instant messaging, there is life beyond it.
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