Beeper's Battle with Apple Continues

Beeper's attempt to make iMessage work for Android faces challenges as Apple intervenes, causing issues for Beeper Mini and Beeper Cloud services.

Dec 14, 2023
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Beeper's Battle with Apple Continues

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The back-and-forth between Beeper and Apple continues, and now Apple is causing problems for Beeper Mini and Beeper Cloud services, which are essential for bringing iMessage to Android phones. Beeper, really wanting iMessage to work on Android, found a way around Apple's rules by getting rid of phone number support on Beeper Mini and having users sign in with an Apple ID. But now, it seems Apple has figured this out.

Beeper recently said that some users have trouble getting iMessages on Beeper Mini and Beeper Cloud. They think Apple might intentionally stop messages from reaching about 5% of Beeper Mini users. The good news is, if you uninstall and reinstall the Beeper Mini app, it seems to fix the issue for now. Beeper is also working on a more lasting solution.

The struggle against Apple's actions is still happening for Beeper. They're telling Beeper Cloud users with issues to get in touch for an easy fix. Everyone knows Apple owns iMessage and has complete control over how it works.

Over the weekend, Apple made it clear that it doesn't want services like Beeper messing with iMessage security by using fake credentials. It doesn't look like Apple is changing its mind, so Beeper might face more problems in the coming days

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