Apple Blocks Android's iMessage App 'Beeper Mini', Senator Warren Calls Out Company
TL;DR
Beeper Mini, an Android app that brought iMessage functionality to Android users, is back with some major changes. The new version of the app requires users to sign in with an Apple ID and sends and receives iMessages through an email address instead of a phone number. The prior version of Beeper Mini registered Android users' phone numbers with Apple's iMessage servers without permission, leading to its shutdown by Apple. Despite reaching out to Apple, Beeper Mini's developers have not received a response. Apple plans to bring iMessage-like features to chats between iMessage and Android users through RCS next year.
- iMessage for Android App 'Beeper Mini' is Back, Apple ID Sign In Now Required and Phone Numbers Don't Work MacRumors
- Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android's new iMessage app The Verge
- Beeper Mini Turns Android's Green Bubbles Into Blue Bubbles on iPhones WIRED
- Senator Warren calls out Apple for shutting down Beeper’s ‘iMessage to Android’ solution TechCrunch
- Beeper Mini team says a fix is ‘coming soon’ and promises to extend users’ free trials Engadget
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