XPost: comp.mobile.android   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-02-02 19:28, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   > Herbert Kleebauer  wrote:   
   >> On 2/2/2026 12:55 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>> On 2026-01-31 08:42, Herbert Kleebauer wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>> But what is the real problem with using "export chat" for archive   
   >>>> purpose?   
   >>>   
   >>> No formatting.   
   >>>   
   >>> It is plain text, and only names attached photos, audios, videos, etc.   
   >>   
   >> But Whatsapp is chat not mail. If you talk to other people   
   >> or make phone calls, do you always use a switched-on voice   
   >> recorder so you later can replay the talk? An exported   
   >> Whatsapp chat is mostly never used again, so the formatting   
   >> doesn't matter as long as the all the information is there   
   >> in case it is really needed at a later time.   
   >   
   >    I beg to differ. I/we regularly revisit (and even search in) old chats   
   > in order to find/check information. Until now, we do that in/with   
   > WhatsApp, so it's no problem, but when the chats get very big/old, one   
   > might want to have a way to archive them 'offline', but with full   
   > context and that context includes documents, media, links, etc..   
   >   
   >    For me/us, there really isn't a big difference between IM like   
   > WhatsApp and e-mail. IM is faster with mostly shorter (but not   
   > neccesarily short) messages, but often with documents, media, links,   
   > etc.. E-mail is slower with mostly longer messages, but only with simple   
   > attachments (if any), no video, ausio, etc.. All those are minor   
   > differences, not essential ones, especially not for archiving and later   
   > revisting.   
   >   
   >    So all in all, not being able to use WhatsApp itself for this   
   > archiving/revisiting functionality is a disadvantage compared to e-mail   
   > clients which *can* do these things for e-mail.   
      
   I also miss a feature to delete (after properly archiving) all messages   
   before certain date, including the media.   
      
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
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