WhatsApp doesn't use libsignal, and Android is already pretty Rusty and deployed more than WhatsApp around the world (not just smartphone. Tons of "embedded" use cases also run on custom Android)
It doesn't make sense for that device alone, but the vendor probably supplies all the different equipment in the gym. Using a tablet simplifies their supply chain, deployment, debugging/repair, app update process and simply supports more features. There are probably some connectivity features on the device, for example. When you look at all of that together, it's hard to argue it's wasting money.
It's like complaining about Electron apps. For sure I love small native apps like everyone else. But, if Electron enables a company to ship cross-platform apps and iterate faster, who am I to say no?
(I happen to have seen some of those tablets in diagnostic mode and poked around a bit. These things are much more complicated than you think.)
charcircuit|1 month ago
If you count old Android versions before Rust was added.
fabrice_d|1 month ago
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g947o|1 month ago
It's like complaining about Electron apps. For sure I love small native apps like everyone else. But, if Electron enables a company to ship cross-platform apps and iterate faster, who am I to say no?
(I happen to have seen some of those tablets in diagnostic mode and poked around a bit. These things are much more complicated than you think.)