How to turn photos into iMessage stickers with iOS 17

A fun feature in iOS 17 lets users transform their photos into stickers and conveniently share them through iMessage. Here's how to get started.

Andrew Orr 2 years ago 1

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

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

Senator Warren wades into Apple's Beeper fight with irrelevant antitrust rhetoric

Senator Elizabeth Warren has publicly sided with Beeper in the public fight over iMessage access, using the issue to try and continue to push an anti-Big Tech agenda that has little relevancy in this particular matter.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 31

Apple confirms it blocked Beeper Mini citing security risks

Apple has officially responded to the Beeper Mini controversy, confirming it cut off the Android app's access to iMessage citing "significant risks to user security and privacy."

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 10

Beeper Mini developers say fix is 'coming soon' for iMessage Android app

The development team behind Beeper Mini has promised a fix for its iMessage on Android app, with work underway to try and regain access to Apple's messaging network.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 12

Android iMessage app Beeper mini isn't working, and Apple probably killed it

Just days after announcement, the Beeper app that (briefly) allowed for native iMessage communication on Android isn't working, and it appears that Apple already found a way to kill it.

Mike Wuerthele 2 years ago 27

Goodbye, green bubbles: How to send blue iMessages from Android with Beeper Mini

It's highly unlikely we'll ever see Apple bring its beloved iMessage app to Android users in full, but thanks to Beeper Mini, it's now possible with only minor caveats. Here's how.

Andrew O'Hara 2 years ago 24

Apple may yet prevail in EU iMessage antitrust investigation

In the wake of Apple's announcement that it will support RCS, a new report claims that Apple's iMessage may be granted a permanent reprieve from the EU forcing it to become more interoperable with other messaging clients.

Mike Wuerthele 2 years ago 2

Beeper Mini promises blue speech bubbles for Android users

Beeper has produced an Android app that is claimed to actually work with Apple's iMessage system, enabling Android users to communicate with Phone users and displaying blue bubbles, not green ones.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 18

Nothing kills iMessage bridge because it profoundly violated user privacy & security

Nothing and Sunbird pulled the shockingly insecure iMessage bridge, but only after it was discovered that not only did Sunbird log and retain messages, vCards, and more, but that retained user data could also be downloaded by others.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 22

Nothing's iMessage bridge doesn't appear to be encrypted at all

Despite the Nothing company co-founder claiming that its chat service that bridges iMessage would be end-to-end encrypted, the source code appears to reveal quite the opposite.

Andrew Orr 2 years ago 9

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