deltatux :donor:<p><span>In a message to Eric Migicovsky (CEO of Beeper, a 3rd party iMessage service), a 16 year old developer claimed that he reverse engineered Apple iMessage.<br><br>Astounded by the claim, the Beeper team looked into the claim &amp; his prototype to find that it actually worked. They were able to register the Android device as if it's an iPhone and was able to send/receive messages as if nothing is amiss.<br><br>After months of work, Beeper is now releasing the Beeper Mini app which allows an Android device directly send/receive iMessage with Apple's servers without the use of relay servers. At launch, the app will cost US$2/month.<br><br>While something like this is a novelty outside of the US. For a market like the US while iMessage dominates, this can be a game changer (assuming it doesn't get legally shut down by Apple).<br><br>For more: </span><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/5/23987817/beeper-mini-imessage-android-reverse-engineer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.theverge.com/2023/12/5/23987817/beeper-mini-imessage-android-reverse-engineer</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/iMessage" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iMessage</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/ReverseEngineer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReverseEngineer</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/Android" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Android</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/Beeper" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Beeper</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/Messaging" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Messaging</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/MessageApps" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MessageApps</a></p>