Comment by Aardwolf
2 years ago
Why not support both?
Let one communicate from a computer (or phone) with a username+password account, with people who use the service with phone number account.
This without the mechanism Whatsapp uses, where you can use it in a web browser, but it's still linked to your phone.
Signal has an app to use it with your computer. It's a one time linkage through a QR code. As long as you connect with the app at least once every 30 days, you never have to worry about it and, unlike WhatsApp, your phone doesn't have to be online for it to work.