Wordpress' parent company, Automattic, has acquired messaging app Beeper, the app founded by Canadian Eric Migicovsky (remember the Pebble smartwatch?). Beeper made headlines recently for allowing a workaround for Android users to use iMessage to message Apple users, through its app Beeper Mini. This resulted in a game of cat-and-mouse with Apple, in which the...
It turns out those that chose to use an unauthorized workaround to get iMessage to working with Android users has been a disaster. Apple has restricted access to its messaging service for users of Beeper, a third-party application designed to bridge the company's iMessage with Android devices. The decision, which has affected both Android phones...
The U.S. Justice Department's antitrust lawyers met with representatives of the Android iMessage app Beeper Mini on December 12, as part of an ongoing investigation into Apple's alleged anticompetitive behaviour. That’s according to sources speaking with the New York Times. This four-year-old probe is gaining momentum, with Canadian Eric Migicovsky, co-founder of Beeper, the parent...
Beeper Mini, which lets Android users chat with Apple’s iMessage on iPhone, is back with an updated version after facing technical issues. The app, which had a successful launch, reaching the top 20 of the Play Store charts, encountered problems on Friday, leading to a temporary inability for users to send or receive messages. Canadian...
It really was too good to be true—an unofficial Android app that allowed messaging with Apple iMessage users, using Apple's own protocols. While the effort from the Android Beeper Mini app should be applauded, as it utilized Apple’s own push notification protocol to work, Apple has put a stop to the app altogether. Confirmation comes...
