iMessage comes to Android via a chat app to manage it all

The idea of ​​enjoying iMessage on Android is not new. As early as 2016, a developer created an app called Pie Message that made it fully possible to use Apple’s messaging service on Android. The Apple brand also talked about this idea during the presentation of iOS 10 in 2016.

In the end, the project was forgotten… Until now. Indeed, a new app may finally allow users on Android, Windows and Linux to take advantage of iMessage. This app called Beeper, It brings together about fifteen instant messaging services in a single application.

Beeper, the app that will finally let you use iMessage on Android?

Behind this ambitious project is Eric Migicovsky, the founder and CEO of the Pebble brand, which is known and especially known for its connected watches. As a reminder, Pebble was acquired by Fitbit in 2016. That’s why Eric Migicovsky presents the ultimate chat app with Beeper as it includes WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Slack, Twitter, Discord, Instagram, Facebook Messenger and even Skype and Telegram.

But the most interesting is the integration of iMessage. As you know, iMessage is only available on Apple devices and Apple’s app remains a benchmark in the instant messaging space. Thanks to “a trick” As Eric Migicovsky likes to say, Beeper should allow Android, Windows and Linux users to take advantage of iMessage.

In an FAQ on the Beeper site, we find details of this”ingenious”. If you have a mac permanently connected to the internet, it is possible to install the Beeper app for mac and use it as a gateway. As a reminder, AirMessage is based on exactly the same concept.

The principle is simple: the server part installed on your Mac forwards messages to and from the client application installed on your Android smartphone. But what if you don’t have a Mac handy? Obviously, Eric Migicovsky has the solution. The developer is ready to ship a jailbroken iPhone with Beeper installed to serve as a gateway for Beeper users “in need”. To support his view, he said on Twitter that he currently has a box of 50 old iPhone 4S in his office ready to be recycled for Beeper. It should be noted that Beeper is paid and currently requires a $10 monthly subscription.

Source : Anger