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minus-squareikiru@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 年前How does this work? And can you please expain it in terms an idiot, like myself, would understand?
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 年前Basically the bridge listens for new posts on both services and copies them as needed. Think of it like a bot on Reddit or lemmy that automatically posts stuff on behalf of someone else. Does that make sense?
minus-squareikiru@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 年前That makes sense, thank you! How do you install a bridge on Android? Using the bridge, could you theoretically link a WhatsApp account from a different phone?
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 年前You’d install it on the server, so it would need your WhatsApp credentials and whatnot, at least that’s how other bridges work.
minus-squareikiru@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 年前Ah, okay. I think I understand now. So, I would have to host a server to do that then I assume? Thank you!
minus-squareDerin@lemmy.beru.colinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 年前If you want to be in control of the server and bridges yourself, yes - you’d have to do that. If not, you can just use a service like beeper
How does this work? And can you please expain it in terms an idiot, like myself, would understand?
Basically the bridge listens for new posts on both services and copies them as needed. Think of it like a bot on Reddit or lemmy that automatically posts stuff on behalf of someone else.
Does that make sense?
That makes sense, thank you!
How do you install a bridge on Android? Using the bridge, could you theoretically link a WhatsApp account from a different phone?
You’d install it on the server, so it would need your WhatsApp credentials and whatnot, at least that’s how other bridges work.
Ah, okay. I think I understand now. So, I would have to host a server to do that then I assume?
Thank you!
If you want to be in control of the server and bridges yourself, yes - you’d have to do that.
If not, you can just use a service like beeper
Cool! Thanks so much!