Apple Admits It Has Shut Down Beeper Mini, Which Brings iMessage to Android

Apple seems to have shut down the Beeper Mini, which users liked very much as soon as it was released. The company's first application, Beeper Cloud, was deemed insecure because it transmitted messages through a Mac server.
 Apple Admits It Has Shut Down Beeper Mini, Which Brings iMessage to Android
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Apple’s iMessage service, which works very stable and smoothly, unfortunately appears as a service that Android users watch through the glass, so to speak. Many companies are releasing some applications that bring iMessage to Android in order not to deprive Android users of this service.

However, these applications often connect to a Mac server and allow you to send messages through it. In other words, you are not connected directly to the service, but to a device that is connected to the service. The application that eliminated this situation experienced some problems last Friday, and the company said that the problem was caused by Apple.

Apple: We’ve blocked techniques that use fraudulent information to access iMessage.

As we said, Beeper Mini, unlike other services, does not work via a remote Mac device. But optionally, you can log in via Apple. Although the application, which debuted last Thursday, initially dealt a serious blow to Apple, it later suffered a blow itself.

Apple’s Nadine Haija said in a statement to 9to5Mac:

“At Apple, we build our products and services with industry-leading privacy and security technologies, keeping personal information safe while giving users full control of their data. To keep our users safe, we have taken steps to prevent techniques that use fraudulent information to access iMessage. The techniques in question are; It poses a risk to user privacy and security by providing the basis for metadata leaks as well as unwanted messages, spam and phishing attacks. “We will continue to make updates to protect our users in the future.”

It is clear why Apple used the phrase “fake information” in its statement. You need an Apple device to send messages from iMessage. Beeper Cloud did this through a Mac on the server, but Beeper Mini accesses the service directly. So your Android device is somehow understood as an Apple device.

Beeper’s “we have no secrets!” The answer that gives the impression is very clear

“We stand behind what we put forward. Beeper Mini keeps your messages private and increases security compared to unprotected SMS. For those who claim otherwise, we would be happy to share our entire source code with a mutually designated third party to test the security of our application.”

We do not know what the fate of Beeper Mini will be from here on, but it was undoubtedly a very popular application as soon as it was released. A user pointed out that Apple, which attaches importance to security, uses the SMS standard. It’s quite ironic.

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