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From: Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Removing members from text messaging group
Date: 15 Nov 2024 10:45:43 GMT
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VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote:
> Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
> 
> > VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote:
> > 
> >> Looks like WhatsApp does text (SMS), chats, and VOIP calls.  Maybe
> >> WhatsApp could replace the OP's SMS app, and have even more
> >> functionality.
> > 
> > AFAIK, WhatsApp does not do SMS or VOIP calls to regular phones
> > (mobile or landline). It does IM ('chats') and voice/video calls to
> > other WhatsApp users. So WhatsApp would be an addition, not a
> > replacement for an Android SMS/MMS app.
> 
> Thanks for the update.  Even with the WhatsApp app, I had read that you
> still need an SMS app, like to get all those codes due to the 2FA
> security theater crap since those are sent via SMS.

  If your 2SV via SMS reference (also) refers to WhatsApp:
  
  2SV via SMS is only used during registration, not during normal use.
And it's optional, another method  is to get the 2SV code via an
automated voice call [1]. That's how it done for a landline [2] number
or/and SIM-less device and the same method can be used for a 'normal'
device, i.e. mostly - but not limited to - a smartphone.

[1] 'How to register your account with a phone call'
<https://faq.whatsapp.com/796575231429493/?helpref=faq_content&cms_platform=android>
[2] The WhatsApp Help Center implies that landline number are no longer
acceptable for regular users, only for WhatsApp Business.
'How to register your phone number' -> 'Registration requirement'
<https://faq.whatsapp.com/684051319521343/?helpref=hc_fnav&cms_platform=android>