'Beeper Mini' appears, which turns into a blue speech bubble in iMessage even if you send a message from Android
A messaging app called `` Beeper Mini '' has been released that allows you to use ``iMessage'' on Android, which originally cannot be used on Android. You don't need an Apple ID to use it, and the messages you send are end-to-end encrypted, so their contents can't be read by Beeper.
How Beeper Mini Works - Beeper Blog
Beeper Mini brings iMessage to Android - The Verge
Apple's genuine message app 'iMessage' can send videos and photos, and you can also see if the message has been read. However, this applies to iMessage-to-iMessage exchanges, and when exchanging with an Android device, it is treated as SMS/MMS, so you cannot send files or confirm that they have been read.
This situation will be resolved when Apple supports RCS from 2024.
Apple announces that it will adopt RCS from 2024, making it possible to send and receive text message read notifications and high-resolution photos and videos between iPhone and Android - GIGAZINE
However, while iMessage exchanges are displayed in blue speech bubbles, SMS/MMS messages are displayed in green speech bubbles that are less readable, and there is a view that this problem will not be resolved even after the adoption of RCS.
There have already been attempts to somehow use iMessage on Android, and Nothing, which created the uniquely designed smartphone ``Phone (1)'', has released an iMessage-compatible chat app ``Nothing Chats.'' It has been removed from Google Play due to security concerns.
Previous attempts to use iMessage have relayed messages via a Mac server hosted in the cloud, but ``Beeper Mini'' connects directly to Apple's servers.
Beeper CEO Eric Migikowski says they jailbroken the iPhone and delved deep into the operating system to see how it worked before creating a secure third-party implementation of iMessage. is.
Messages are end-to-end encrypted, so neither Beeper nor Apple can see what's inside.
For users concerned about security, the iMessage portion of Beeper Mini's code will be open sourced for review by others. According to CEO Migikowski, Beeper Mini does not use any code from Apple.
Beeper Mini: Chat With iPhones - Apps on Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beeper.ima
The news site The Verge says, ``Apple is thoroughly protecting iMessage, and it's hard to imagine that it will ignore the growing number of third-party iMessage solutions.'' In addition, Apple did not respond to The Verge's request for comment regarding third-party iMessage apps.
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