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There’s a new iMessage for Android app — and it actually works (www.theverge.com)

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• 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.

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[-] Mereo@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

It's a bridge for notifications. Since Apple's APN notification servers require a persistent connection to work, meaning that the application must be running continuously to receive notifications, the Beeper servers push those notifications (messages) to your phone.

This means that the application does not need to be running continuously to receive messages.

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Exactly. They host the Apple equivalent to GMS, which is called APN (or is it ANP? Apple Notification Protocol? I forget, but the Bubbler Mini devs explain it well)

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