There’s a new iMessage for Android app — and it actually works
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The question is how long Apple will let it.

• A new Android app called Beeper Mini allows users to send iMessages as blue bubbles from non-Apple devices.

• Beeper Mini bypasses traditional iMessage hacks by directly sending iMessages from Android devices.

• The app has been praised for its smooth functionality, sending messages seamlessly between Android and iPhone users.

  • negativeyoda@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    9 months ago

    I started using it mainly to not have pictures and videos sent get all degraded, it does work.

    Anyhow all my friends were like OMG, YOU GOT AN IPHONE because my messages started coming through blue and I was like, why does that fucking matter?

    This is like when I started drinking my coffee black and suddenly I knew the secret handshake at every coffee place I’d order at. Baristas would be like, “the way it should be” and wink and shit. Um. I guess I’m cool now or something

  • MagneticFusion@lemm.eeEnglish
    111·
    9 months ago

    Instead of sucking Apple’s dick and trying out hardest to integrate into their ecosystem, we should break them apart through governmental mandates, like how it has been slowly happening.

        • danque@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          9 months ago

          And a software design 15 years old. None of the added stuff like notification drawer and updates over air is by Apple.

    • guywithoutaname@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      I have to convince every one of my friends to switch because they all use SMS/iMessage. Outside of the US, you would have to convince every one of your friends to switch from WhatsApp.

    • Ilflish@lemm.eeEnglish
      0·
      9 months ago

      There’s been some social discrimination occurring around people who don’t have blue messages being excluded, or being seen as poor. Not a great use base but the fact I am even aware of blue Vs green messages means some people do.

      • Hardeehar@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        This is the only semi-legitimate reason I can get behind. For kids in grade-school.

        If anybody outside of grade-school brings this up, I would laugh and ignore.

  • sndrtj@feddit.nlEnglish
    71·
    9 months ago

    Can some American please explain this European why this is such a big deal?

      • polluteyourjorts@lemmy.oneEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        There shouldn’t be any back end beeper servers with this implementation if they really do what they say and interface directly with Apple servers.

        • Mereo@lemmy.caEnglish
          1·
          9 months ago

          It’s a bridge for notifications. Since Apple’s APN notification servers require a persistent connection to work, meaning that the application must be running continuously to receive notifications, the Beeper servers push those notifications (messages) to your phone.

          This means that the application does not need to be running continuously to receive messages.