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Wait a sec, are you telling me there's a way for me to participate in whatsapp conversations without actually having whatsapp installed on my phone? I am currently forced to use whatsapp by my work for supporting overseas live events, but I absolutely hate having anything related to facebook installed on my phone. Until now I just put up with it because I didn't know there was an alternative. Can you help me understand how this works?

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Sorry, I'm not sure I should have gotten your hopes up like that: First and foremost, calling does not work.

Hosting a Matrix server [0], configuring the bridge [1], then running the client [2] anywhere you are will allow you to send and receive Whatsapp messages, status updates, pictures, videos, etc.

It's currently limited to using the WebUI - this means one is limited to the functions available through Whatsapp Web. This may, someday, possibly, change with Whatsapps new multi-device implementation, but I'd advise taking it for what it is instead of hoping it'll happen any time soon.

All that said, I've been using it for some time now. It's gotten much more stable, and I can recommend it for what it is.

[0] https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installati...

[1] https://matrix.org/bridges/

[2] https://matrix.org/clients/

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