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by WrathOfJay 1885 days ago
Why am I seeing payment integration while I still lose my place in an audio playback when I switch from landscape to portrait? Or the fact that I still can't tell whether I've listened to a message yet or not? Still losing messages in the middle of recording.

Honestly, having a hard time with my switch from WhatsApp to Signal, and certainly don't need any cryptocurrency integration.
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jeroenhd 1885 days ago
Likely because keeping your place in audio playback doesn't bring in as much cash as a cryptocurrency deal.

If Signal can get a decent amount of money from this crypto scam, there's a good reason to implement it over some minor usability features. Free users don't directly bring in any cash, after all.

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WrathOfJay 1885 days ago
And many of us switched to Signal due to bad-faith money-grubbing behavior of a certain other company. There was an illusion of free, safe, "by the people for the people" and by implication, commercial interest and profit wasn't the driving force.
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