brandneworld@feddit.de to Technology@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoMatrix clients for decentralized messagingitsfoss.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down17
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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tealinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoBasically the bridge listens for new posts on both services and copies them as needed. Think of it like a bot on Reddit or lemmy that automatically posts stuff on behalf of someone else. Does that make sense?
minus-squareikiru@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThat makes sense, thank you! How do you install a bridge on Android? Using the bridge, could you theoretically link a WhatsApp account from a different phone?
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tealinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoYou’d install it on the server, so it would need your WhatsApp credentials and whatnot, at least that’s how other bridges work.
minus-squareikiru@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAh, okay. I think I understand now. So, I would have to host a server to do that then I assume? Thank you!
minus-squareDerin@lemmy.beru.colinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIf you want to be in control of the server and bridges yourself, yes - you’d have to do that. If not, you can just use a service like beeper
Basically the bridge listens for new posts on both services and copies them as needed. Think of it like a bot on Reddit or lemmy that automatically posts stuff on behalf of someone else.
Does that make sense?
That makes sense, thank you!
How do you install a bridge on Android? Using the bridge, could you theoretically link a WhatsApp account from a different phone?
You’d install it on the server, so it would need your WhatsApp credentials and whatnot, at least that’s how other bridges work.
Ah, okay. I think I understand now. So, I would have to host a server to do that then I assume?
Thank you!
If you want to be in control of the server and bridges yourself, yes - you’d have to do that.
If not, you can just use a service like beeper
Cool! Thanks so much!