The question is how long Apple will let it.

• A new Android app called Beeper Mini allows users to send iMessages as blue bubbles from non-Apple devices.

• Beeper Mini bypasses traditional iMessage hacks by directly sending iMessages from Android devices.

• The app has been praised for its smooth functionality, sending messages seamlessly between Android and iPhone users.

        • danque@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          And a software design 15 years old. None of the added stuff like notification drawer and updates over air is by Apple.

    • guywithoutaname@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I have to convince every one of my friends to switch because they all use SMS/iMessage. Outside of the US, you would have to convince every one of your friends to switch from WhatsApp.

    • Ilflish@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      There’s been some social discrimination occurring around people who don’t have blue messages being excluded, or being seen as poor. Not a great use base but the fact I am even aware of blue Vs green messages means some people do.

      • Hardeehar@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        This is the only semi-legitimate reason I can get behind. For kids in grade-school.

        If anybody outside of grade-school brings this up, I would laugh and ignore.

      • Kyoyeou (Ki jəʊ juː)@slrpnk.netEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        After 3 years of use of signal, I have converted my Mom which cares about privacy too from shows she seen. Which allowed us to convert my Brother, with it being the main discussion app. I also converted my SO because of a problem we had on messenger that was scary, finally I was able to move my Best friend, which is also a member of the DND group I started which moved to Signal because others (Brother, Best Friend) where already on Signal

        • Adam@doomscroll.n8e.devEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          I got lucky. Back when that privacy scare with Whatsapp made mainstream news my Aunt asked in the extended family chat what alternatives there were. I responded that I use SIgnal with my friends (all 2 of them on Signal at the time) and just like that everybody switched. 2 hours later my entire paternal family are on Signal, and still are.

          • Gogo Sempai@programming.devEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            Damn I should have pushed harder when that incident with WhatsApp was all over the news. Only a few of my friends and a couple of family members switched.