Whatsapp web doesnt have critical feature like calls, is there any way to get whatsapp desktop on arch?
You can try to install the android version, using either
- Waydroid: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Waydroid
- Android translation layer: https://gitlab.com/android_translation_layer/android_translation_layer/
I’ve been using zapzap and it’s OK. not sure if it does calls though
Lol “native-like”, ok. From their github: “ZapZap is developed as a Progressive Web Application (PWA), built with PyQt6 + PyQt6-WebEngine.” So it’s an embedded web browser, so no video calls and you’d get the same result going on whatsapp on your browser and going “install as app”.
oh, you’re right. well sorry. I use it so little to be honest, but I’ll keep an eye out for other stuff, but that’s as good as it gets atm on linux again.
I guess you could use waydroid and install the android app :p
Nope, 'tis a web-based video calling platform that doesn’t allow doing video calls through a web browser. All clients on Linux are just embedded web browsers.
Man this is fucking annoying
