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Beeper reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users (techcrunch.com)
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Beeper reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users::The push to bring iMessage to Android users today adds a new contender. A startup called Beeper, which had been working on a multi-platform messaging

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[–] urist@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You know honestly, now that I’ve typed that I’m not sure. I don’t do a lot of texting audio snippets or other stuff other people do, so maybe, maybe not.

The problem is, I should be able to text people at default without worrying I have cell signal or if group chats are going to work correctly, instead of needing to ask people what 3rd party chat service they prefer.

[–] AThing4String@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

needing to ask people what 3rd party chat service they prefer

Yeah Signal's great and all, but my spouse's family refuses to use anything but WhatsApp, half my family uses FB Messenger while the other half use Discord (and they are feuding about it), the older folks in my hobby group refuse to learn anything but the default text on their phone (that group chat is an unmanageable NIGHTMARE), and anything from work uses teams.....except the US folks who use slack, and now my friends want to get me on Signal, too? Relevant XKCD.

The solution to my problem is not yet another messaging app. I just want ONE inbox!

I've been pretty happy with Beeper so far. There are some features that aren't quite as good as using each app natively, yet, but I think they're off to a great start considering the sheer scale and variety of interfaces they're working with. It even gives me tools to deal with the hobby chat anarchy, and now I can send default SMS messages from my computer!

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Beeper Mini is working towards an all-in-one app. We'll see what happens