brandneworld@feddit.de to Technology@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoMatrix clients for decentralized messagingitsfoss.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down17
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minus-squareikiru@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoHow does this work? And can you please expain it in terms an idiot, like myself, would understand?
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months 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-up2·11 months 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_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months 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-up1·11 months 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-up2·11 months 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
How does this work? And can you please expain it in terms an idiot, like myself, would understand?
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!