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I don't have an iPhone, and just a basic cell phone for emergencies... when will this function be available to people with regular computers? I am disabled. I function best on a CPU. Cell phones are too cumbersome and small. Thank you!

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I second this. Needs a desktop version

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I can't share any timelines, but we've already started designing how this might work on web and have a lot of enthusiasm for launching it there. So: hopefully soon!

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Great! That would be wonderful. I am often shoved out of social media bc I don't live on a cell phone... or have an iPhone. I would really appreciate a chat feature that I could access. Thank you! Dawn

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I'm also not very into phones тАФpractically an occupational dilemma for me, given my fieldтАФ and expect to love Chat once it's on web!

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Second this strongly! There are many folks without smart phones or a lot that prefer to use the desktop, me included! So would love to have this option as both a reader and writer :) :) glad you have already started designing how it would work!

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My vote is for the desktop version. I type over 60 wpm on the keyboard, but I'm terrible typing on a screen and fat finger all the time. Very frustrating. I text using Messages for Web because I'm usually at home when I text. As a genealogist, I anticipate that my Chat responses are going to be long and contain links.

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Yes please, desktop version.

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DonтАЩt want to give you a hard time, but have you ever considered an iPad? Quite a bit larger than an iPhone, with all the features plus more

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I find writing on a tablet even less practical than on a phone, personally.

I basically only use my tablet to read, watch or listen, but never ever to write.

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Same issues, agree wholeheartedly re: web functionality & phone suck ability. Rarely use iPad. THENтАж I bought a keypad and now use it CONSTANTLY. Like right now. :)

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ItтАЩs easy if you get a keyboard for your tablet instead of just using the keyboard on the screen. I find itтАЩs just like typing on laptop keyboard. IтАЩm a fast but not accurate typist.

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