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.

  • negativeyoda@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    1 year ago

    I started using it mainly to not have pictures and videos sent get all degraded, it does work.

    Anyhow all my friends were like OMG, YOU GOT AN IPHONE because my messages started coming through blue and I was like, why does that fucking matter?

    This is like when I started drinking my coffee black and suddenly I knew the secret handshake at every coffee place I’d order at. Baristas would be like, “the way it should be” and wink and shit. Um. I guess I’m cool now or something

        • 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.

  • sndrtj@feddit.nlEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Can some American please explain this European why this is such a big deal?