Why hasn’t Apple introduced a private/segmented Contacts permission like they have Photos, Location, etc.?
An ability to give untrustworthy software an access to a sandboxed blank copy of Contacts would've been very useful.
As a side note, Telegram is the same as WhatsApp. You can't start a chat on a fresh install unless you give it an access to the contacts. There's no way to manually add in-app contacts. Given how "pro-privacy" they are supposed to be, this was rather disconcerting to see.
Does not work for me in Firefox, but in Chrome on Android, I can start a new chat without access to the contacts. I agree that it is weird though!
Where `<number>` contains the international prefix without the `+` sign. Has worked for me in Firefox and everywhere else I've tried. This is a fb-owned domain btw.
False, I do it ALL the time.
First prompt is when tapping the plus sign at the top.
https://github.com/subhamtyagi/openinwa
You can enter a number in that app and it will launch a conversation with them in whatsapp. I think it makes use of the API mentioned in sibling comments.