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misk@sopuli.xyz to Apple@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

There’s a new iMessage for Android app — and it actually works

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misk@sopuli.xyz to Apple@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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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.
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    It is open source surprisingly!

    https://github.com/beeper https://github.com/mautrix/imessage

    [edit] I’m kinda wrong, see below

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      The iMessage bridge you linked isn’t the same as this new app I don’t think. Doesn’t that bridge require a Mac computer where this new app doesn’t?

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        My understanding is that when you use their app you also use bridge that they host which happens on something that runs Mac OS.

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          That was their old model, but this is a complete reimplementation of iMessage and requires no Apple ID, login details, etc. It’s E2E encrypted like all iMessage texts, and Beeper only knows that you have a message waiting, not the contents.

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            I stand corrected, thanks!

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