Signal-ios: Don't require contact access
Now that Signal has the option to send messages to non-contact Signal users, there shouldn't be a need to force contacts permission.
Because of the previous experience with WhatsApp, when the update came out, I assumed that was the case.
This is how composing a new message in WhatsApp looks like when you don't give it contacts permission:
mrphs
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See #1610 for the same kind of issue;
mat1th
on 17 Feb 2017
With the newest iOS update (2.12.1) it's not necessary to give the app access to the contacts :tada:
So this issue could be closed;
mat1th
on 22 May 2017
@mat1th That's great news! Would users be able to enter the phone number manually, just like whatsapp (the screenshot above)?
mrphs
on 23 May 2017
@mrphs It's done on the Whats app way. See screenshot.
mat1th
on 23 May 2017
Beautiful! Thank you!
mrphs
on 23 May 2017
@mrphs @michaelkirk Now that contact access is no longer required, is there still a reason for this issue being open?
NinebitX
on 30 Sep 2017
sorry for offtopic, but @mrphs how did you make whatsapp NOT require contacts access in order to compose a new message? for me it never works, this is how "new message" looks with and without contacts access:
yoi can reply to my github id at gmail to not create spam annoyances here
mailinglists35
on 28 Dec 2017
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With the newest iOS update (2.12.1) it's not necessary to give the app access to the contacts :tada:
So this issue could be closed;