This All-in-One Chat Platform Brings Support for iMessage to Android, Windows

Jan. 23, 2021

To simplify the social-messaging experience of users, the former CEO ofsmartwatch brandPebble has created an all-in-one platform for 15 of the popular chat apps in the world. Dubbed as “Beeper”, this new platform is created by a team that includes the co-founder of Pebble, Eric Migicovski, who claims that the service will allow users to use Apple’s very own iMessage on Android, Windows, and even Linux.

Now, if you are unaware, iMessage is anApple-only serviceas it solely works on the company’s own devices such asiPhones, iPads, andMacs. It is the part of the closed ecosystem which Apple is known for and as a result, the app has never been available for Android or Windows users since its launch.

However, with Beeper, Migicovski states that you will be able to access iMessage on your Android, Windows, or Linux devices“using some trickery”.

How Does It Work?

Going into the FAQ section of the platform, the team states that it“was a tough one [issue] to figure”but they discovered that if a user installs the Beeper Mac app on a Mac device that is always connected to the internet, theMac “acts as a bridge” for Beeper to run iMessageon literally any platform.

Now, if you do not have a Mac that can be connected to a network at all times, then the company will send you a jailbroken iPhone with the Beeper app installed. So, you will be able to use the jailbroken device as the bridge. And if you think that the company is joking about sending you an iPhone, Migicovski later confirmed in a comment that this initiative is actually real. This means you will not only get iMessage support on more platforms but an older-gen iPhone as well.

Apart from supporting iMessage, Beeper supports a host of other messaging services including almost all the popular ones such as Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Twitter, Signal, WhatsApp, and even the work-focused Slack.

You can find the entire list of supported messaging services right below:

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