Why don't you use a better messaging app? If not matrix, then signal? Even telegram is better compared to both wechat and sms.
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get cheap burner phone to put wechat on
Do burner phones have data plans nowadays?
yeah definitely. there are prepaid plans and cheap ($30-40) Android phones available through all the major and most of the minor cell providers
use https://f-droid.org/packages/com.oasisfeng.island.fdroid/ (work profile) to isolate. and use a pay as you go number to register (rather than you commonly used one). do not grant any permission. set background restriction to strict. force stop it after every use. i think that would be enough
Work profile sandboxing. Quick, simple and sure way to be safe. Use Island or Shelter from F-Droid.
Weird perspective for someone using Google services lmao.
Android does not mean Google necessarily.
He talks about using stock android in one of the comments.
And you're not concerned about Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta or even the NSA?
Just tell her there's email. If she insists on WeChat... Maybe she's... err...
I mean, a messaging app isn't suited for a back up. Just throw her phone into the toilet, and many such apps are gone forever.
Probably an iPhone user.
Or otherwise concerned about using an app banned by the state.
banned by the state
Forgot that part... It's crazy that a bunch of lizard brains ruling an idiotic party can literally dictate people's life.
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