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by tsukaisute 3272 days ago
WeChat, while excellent on iOS, is also a lifesaver on the desktop given that they provide true native apps for Mac and Windows (no Electron!) Video/voice calls, file sharing, group chat, stickers, everything is there, but the performance alone makes this more usable over other chat apps today.

It seems that over the years, their PM team is more confident (capable?) in keeping a good balance between core chat usability and all the "extras", perhaps because they are not playing catch-up in the market.
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Larrikin 3272 days ago
Does WeChat offer any thing over LINE? I ended up uninstalling WeChat because it was using up 20% of my daily battery despite only opening up the app once every couple weeks.
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jwong_ 3271 days ago
If you know anyone from China, it has everyone there on it. Otherwise, I don't know of any huge differences. Maybe more free stickers?
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jwong_ 3271 days ago
How do you get this fabled native WeChat desktop application? As far as I can tell, it's an Electron app. It sucks up tons of resources on my computers.
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tsukaisute 3271 days ago
The version I have is from the Mac App Store
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jwong_ 3271 days ago
I'll start using it again. I might have been mixing up my memories of the web app.
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tsukaisute 3271 days ago
Yep, previously they had a web app only (not even Electron, just a website). The MAS version came after that. We use it heavily day-to-day.
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