Recently, we shared with you the Beeper Mini application that brings iMessage to Android. However, Apple’s intervention was not delayed immediately after the application was released. Reportedly, on Friday, Beeper Mini users began reporting that they were experiencing problems with the application. It looks like Apple has closed the loophole that the app exploited, as users started encountering error messages when they tried to send a text.
Investigating reports that sending/receiving is not working in Beeper Mini 🔎
— Beeper (@onbeeper) December 8, 2023
Of course, Apple did not take responsibility for the problems experienced in Beeper Mini. However, TechCrunch reached out to Beeper CEO Eric Migicovsky to ask if Apple was responsible for the outage. Migicovsky announced that Apple was responsible based on the data they had.
“If it’s Apple, I think the biggest question is: If Apple really cares about the privacy and security of its iPhone users, why would it discontinue a service that now allows its users to send encrypted messages to Android users instead of unsecured SMS?” Migicovsky told The Verge. said.
Whatever the case, users paying $2 a month for a Beeper Mini subscription are sure to have some questions for the team. Beeper said they will evaluate options, but it is unclear how long it will take to restore functionality.
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