They did not reverse the WhatsApp communication protocol, they reversed the WhatsApp Web websocket protocol.
If you want to use this, you still need to install whatsapp on your phone and scan a QR code generated by the python backend.
[EDIT]: Actually the github repository title do mention the web part. @Yogthos, maybe you could align this submission’s title with the repository one. Maybe “Reverse engineering WhatsApp Web”?
I was expecting a reverse of one of the apps, but this is interesting too!
As someone who was banned for using the Mitakuuluu WA client, before giving up on WA and Mitakuuluu being discontinued, I wonder what Facebook’s reaction to this might be.
Especially if someone would use this information to create 3rd party clients.
The safe bet is to stick to Signal no matter how interesting this is in its own right.
I’m a bit disappointed, the title is misleading.
They did not reverse the WhatsApp communication protocol, they reversed the WhatsApp Web websocket protocol.
If you want to use this, you still need to install whatsapp on your phone and scan a QR code generated by the python backend.
[EDIT]: Actually the github repository title do mention the web part. @Yogthos, maybe you could align this submission’s title with the repository one. Maybe “Reverse engineering WhatsApp Web”?
I was expecting a reverse of one of the apps, but this is interesting too!
As someone who was banned for using the Mitakuuluu WA client, before giving up on WA and Mitakuuluu being discontinued, I wonder what Facebook’s reaction to this might be.
Especially if someone would use this information to create 3rd party clients.
The safe bet is to stick to Signal no matter how interesting this is in its own right.