Beeper Mini

Beeper Mini has a new “fix” coming for its broken iMessage on Android integration. However, the new method requires Mac access to send (and intermittently resend) “registration data” from an Apple-made desktop or laptop, calling into question how far users will stick with the app. The company says you’ll see the new functionality in an update to the Beeper Cloud Mac app on Wednesday, December 19.Beeper’s current method requires identification info (“registration data”) sent from a physical Mac computer to authenticate…

There’s a new development in the Beeper vs. Apple drama that started unfolding a few days ago. To refresh your memory, Beeper found a workaround to make iMessage work on Android. But Apple put a stop to it, citing security and privacy concerns.Beeper was quick to offer a different workaround. It then dropped the price of Beeper Mini, making it free of charge since reliability was a concern. Beeper Mini then went down again for some users on Thursday, though Beeper said an easy fix was available. Apple had not…

A bipartisan group of US senators and representatives have urged the Department of Justice to investigate whether violated antitrust laws by attempting to block access to . Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Lee (R-UT), along with Representatives Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Ken Buck (R-CO), have asked an assistant attorney general to look into “potentially anticompetitive conduct” by Apple.There have been a number of efforts in recent months to provide Android users with access to iMessage . Earlier this month, Beeper…

Beeper might be developing “the best chat app on Earth,” but don’t expect iMessage support to be reliable, considering what we’ve witnessed in the past few days. Beeper Mini took advantage of a loophole to offer iMessage support to Android users without requiring the setup of a Mac computer in the cloud. Apple then closed the workaround, which it highlighted as a security issue that it had to fix.Still, iMessage worked via Beeper Cloud, and Beeper found a way to make it work on Beeper Mini while simultaneously…

Apple blocked it once, and it seems to be doing it again. Over the last weekend, Apple shut down Beeper Mini, an “iMessage for Android” app, after its developer 'reverse engineered' the iMessage feature to send messages from Android smartphones in blue bubbles. The app was back but some users are again unable to send messages.The app from the startup Beeper could have put iPhone users at risk of privacy and security woes after a flaw was exploited."Apple appears to be deliberately blocking iMessages from being delivered…

Last week, Beeper Mini made headlines by bringing iMessage to Android. After just a few days, though, users began to report that iMessage was no longer working through Beeper Mini, with Apple reportedly blocking the app. Now, Beeper Mini’s iMessage app is back, thanks to a workaround that requires your Apple ID email.The change is a bit disappointing, as it means your friends will now need to use your Apple ID email to send you messages. Previously Beeper Mini let you sign up with your phone number, which it then…

A battle to bring iMessage access to Android is not yet over, even though Apple recently closed a loophole that seemingly allowed Beeper and other third-party apps to tap into the service. The latest version of the Beeper Mini app for Android once again allows users to send and receive messages.Beeper says its team has been working around the clock to restore iMessage functionality after Apple shut down the app's access to the service. Now, Beeper cofounders Eric Migicovsky and Brad Murray say the team has found a…

Beeper Mini was the app of the moment last week, the breakthrough cross-platform messaging app that brought secure iMessage support to Android. Beeper found a way to tap into Apple’s iMessage system and wanted to have FaceTime working on Android next. I said that Beeper Mini’s iMessage trick would continue to work until Apple put a stop to it on Friday, and that happened faster than I thought.Apple intervening means there’s little hope of getting Beeper Mini to support iMessage again. Apple will only continue to…

Image Source : FILE Apple US Senator Elizabeth Warren has questioned Apple’s recent move to shut down Beeper, an app that used to support Android users to send messages on the iPhone via iMessage. Apple blocked Beeper App: Reason After Beeper Mini, an iMessage solution for Android, was blocked for users, Apple stated that it took steps to protect its users “by…

The Beeper Mini team has apparently been working around the clock to resolve the , and says a fix is “very close.” And once the fix rolls out, users’ seven-day free trials will be reset so they can start over fresh. Beeper Mini was released earlier this week, and seemed an especially promising entrant due to its unique approach to bridging the iMessage-Android gap. The app, reportedly the result of a 16-year-old’s work to reverse-engineer iMessage, routes messages directly through Apple’s own servers, making it more…