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There’s a new iMessage for Android app — and it actually works (www.theverge.com)

submitted 11 months ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world

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[–] misk@sopuli.xyz 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It is open source surprisingly!

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

[edit] I'm kinda wrong, see below

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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?

[–] misk@sopuli.xyz -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] misk@sopuli.xyz 4 points 11 months ago

I stand corrected, thanks!