MacRumors

iMessage for Android App 'Beeper Mini' is Back, Apple ID Sign In Now Required and Phone Numbers Don't Work

After Apple shut down the mechanism that Android app Beeper Mini was using to bring iMessage to Android users, Beeper Mini's developers today said that they have found a way to bring the app back, ...
BGR

Universal Chat App Beeper Might Bring iMessage To Android, But Don't Get Too Excited

I told you recently that I'm a longtime iPhone user who is not interested in RCS-iMessage interoperability. I've never had a blue vs. green bubble problem when keeping in touch with my contacts who ...
Yahoo

iMessage on Android? Inside the battle over green and blue texts

If you send a text from an iPhone to another iPhone, most of the time that text is blue. If you send a text from an iPhone to an Android phone, that text is green. On its surface, it may seem like no ...
Digital Trends

This app put iMessage on my Android phone — and it blew me away

The impossible has happened. Beeper set out to unify chat platforms into a single bundle, but has ended up solving the iMessage-on-Android conundrum in a terrific fashion. In fact, it has even fixed ...
CNET

Beeper Relaunches Its iMessage on Android App, but Requires Apple ID

Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy ...

iOS 26.3 Hints at Improved iPhone-to-Android Texting Coming Soon

Starting with the iOS 26.3 beta, Apple appears to be laying the groundwork for carriers to be able to support end-to-end ...
Android

This app could bring iMessage to Android… if Apple doesn't ruin the fun

There is a new app out there that wants to bring iMessage to Android, and it’s called Beeper. This app actually wants to unify all your chat services under one roof, ranging from iMessage and Twitter ...
The Verge

Beeper’s iMessage app for Android is back — but it’s a downgrade

Beeper Mini is working again, but you’ll need to be okay with sending blue bubbles from your Apple ID email address. How long until Apple shuts down this workaround? Beeper Mini is working again, but ...
9to5google

Hands-on: Beeper Mini might be even better than an actual iMessage app for Android

The idea of an iMessage app for Android has been a dream for years, but with Apple now adopting RCS, it also feels like something we’ll never see happen. But the folks over at Beeper have been working ...
BGR

iMessage For Android Should Be A Priority For Apple - Here's How I'd Do It

It's almost 2024, which means iMessage will soon be 13 years old. iMessage is easily one of Apple's best products, a secure and private mobile chat app that everyone in the industry wants to emulate ...
9to5google

Nothing Phone (2) is getting its own iMessage app

iMessage for Android is a dream for many, but Nothing is trying to make it a reality with the Nothing Phone (2) and “Nothing Chats.” Update: Do not download “Nothing Chats.” A major security ...