iMessage group chats with Android users are better, but also worse in iOS 17
The “green bubble” stigma is a very real thing and, partially, for good reason. When someone with an Android phone…
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Apple exec explains why the company has not brought iMessage to Android
Prior to WWDC, a report emerged claiming that Apple would at long last unveil iMessage for Android. Seeing how Apple had…
Google Messages may soon show iMessage reactions as emoji [Update: Rolling out]
The latest update to Google Messages prepares for a new way to handle the annoying iMessage reaction messages often seen…
Messaging is no longer Android’s mess, it’s an iPhone problem: Talking RCS with Hiroshi Lockheimer
A few weeks ago, at MWC 2023, I had an opportunity to sit down with Hiroshi Lockheimer, senior vice president…
Developer hacks iOS to route notifications through Google Glass (video)
Adam Bell (@b3ll), a well-known developer for many software platforms, has figured out a way to route all notifications from…
Nothing Chats, the Sunbird-based iMessage app, is a privacy nightmare with unencrypted messages and images
Sunbird has been promising iMessage support on Android for about a year now, but the company has always seemed rather…
Apple working to fix bug that causes ex-iPhone users to lose their text messages
Apple says it’s resolved an iMessage server issue that was affecting former iPhone users who switched to Android and other…
‘Beeper Mini’ brings native iMessage support to Android, no Apple sign-in required
iMessage for Android. Even in this new reality where Apple intends to adopt RCS, it’s still something that people want…
Beeper adds support for Google Messages RCS alongside iMessage, works on Android and iPhone
RCS is available to every Android user at this point, but that hasn’t ended the messaging headaches that come from…
Apple: ‘Moving iMessage to Android will hurt us more than help us’
Android users have long wanted an iMessage app to use the popular messaging service on non-Apple devices. Epic’s lawsuit against…
iMessage and RCS: An unlikely pair we all want to see [Video]
iMessage is pretty great, there’s no denying that, but adding RCS support to the app would make a better user…
Hands-on: Beeper Mini might be even better than an actual iMessage app for Android
The idea of an iMessage app for Android has been a dream for years, but with Apple now adopting RCS,…
Xiaomi apologizes for uploading address book data from smartphones without permission
Former Android head and Xiaomi VP Hugo Barra has apologized to owners of its smartphones for “any concern caused” by collecting…
PieMessage open-source project brings Apple’s iMessage to Android using your Mac as a server
A new open source project called PieMessage enables cross-platform iMessage support, allowing Android users to communicate using Apple’s iPhone messaging…
Voxer’s CTO just left to join Google — could walkie talkie features be coming to Hangouts?
Voxer is a relatively popular messaging app for Android and iOS, and has long been considered one of the best solutions…
Mobile operators & Google push forward to make RCS happen, Android client in the works
Google made its commitment to RCS (Rich Communications Services) clear last year when the company acquired Jibe, but now things are…
Beeper acknowledges ‘unsustainable’ iMessage for Android fight, latest fix is its last & responds to Apple claims
Beeper brought back phone number registration for its iMessage on Android solution that involves having a jailbroken iPhone or access…
Fearful of Google winning messaging, Apple executive argued for iMessage on Android in 2013
Epic’s lawsuit against Apple has revealed quite a bit about iMessage for Android, including how platform lock-in is one reason…
Google’s Project Zero reveals now-fixed iMessage flaw which could crash iPhones
Google’s Project Zero often discovers flaws in the software of other companies and gives 90 days for those flaws to…
Beeper disables new iMessage connections after Apple banned Macs
The Beeper saga continues, with the company now disabling the ability to connect to iMessage entirely after Apple banned some…
Beeper Mini is broken, with iMessage not sending or receiving just days after launch
Beeper Mini launched on Tuesday with the promise of bringing secure iMessage to Android, and indeed it worked wonderfully. However,…
Comment: iMessage for Android was fun while it lasted
iMessage for Android was once just a pipedream but has since become a reality thanks to a bunch of different…
Beeper Mini has deregistered Android phone numbers from iMessage, ‘fix coming’
After just a few days, Beeper Mini, the most impressive iMessage client on Android to date, has seemingly stopped working,…
Apple confirms that it shut down Beeper Mini’s iMessage for Android, and will continue to do so
On Friday afternoon, Beeper Mini on Android stopped working and Apple confirmed today that it “took steps to protect our…