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DOJ antitrust lawyers question Beeper over Apple's iMessage hack

Lawyers from the Department of Justice have reportedly met with Beeper CEO Eric Migicovsky as part of an investigation into Apple's alleged antitrust efforts.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 31

Beeper has more ridiculous work-arounds for its iMessage bridge hack

Beeper Mini's continued attempts to bring iMessage to Android have taken a peculiar and possibly final turn as the firm recommends getting an old iPhone and jailbreaking it.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 5

If you want blue iMessage bubbles that much, buy an iPhone

We've been neutral on Beeper so far, but an interview with the company's CEO clearly demonstrates that the company is wasting users' time and possibly causing security issues as it keeps running into Apple's wall by hacking iMessage, just for the sake of blue chat bubbles.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 58

Beeper's CEO wants to sue Apple for blocking its iMessage bridge hack

Eric Migicovsky insists his Beeper Mini will continue despite Apple's best efforts to prevent it bringing iMessage blue speech bubbles to Android.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 22

Not dead yet: Beeper Mini's new fix requires Mac access

Beeper Mini will be functional with iMessage support once again on December 20, its developers claim, with a "very reliable" fix for the messaging app on the way involving a user's Mac.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 5

The slow death of Beeper continues, and more senators want to get involved

As more users find themselves unable to access Beeper Mini's iMessage bridge, more senators have waded into the matter, with them asking the Department of Justice if Apple's actions constitute antitrust violations.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 32

Beeper Mini is down for 5% of users, but there's a fix

The hacky iMessage app for Android called Beeper Mini is down for some users, but it seems reinstalling the app should provide a temporary fix.

Wesley Hilliard 2 years ago 8

Apple and Android users deserve better universal chat than Beeper mini

The iMessage cat-and-mouse game Apple, Beeper Mini and others in the Android ecosystem are playing makes for exciting headlines but a miserable user experience for everybody — and we all deserve better.

Peter Cohen 2 years ago 15

Beeper Mini for Android lives again, but for how long is anybody's guess

Beeper Mini is back and working, with the developers releasing an update for the Android app that lets it use Apple's iMessage network once again.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 19

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