▲ 171 ▼ There’s a new iMessage for Android app — and it actually works (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 years ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world 143 comments fedilink hide all child comments • 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.
[–] phonyphanty@pawb.social 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'd love to, but none of my friends use it unfortunately permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kyoyeou@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) After 3 years of use of signal, I have converted my Mom which cares about privacy too from shows she seen. Which allowed us to convert my Brother, with it being the main discussion app. I also converted my SO because of a problem we had on messenger that was scary, finally I was able to move my Best friend, which is also a member of the DND group I started which moved to Signal because others (Brother, Best Friend) where already on Signal permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] adam@doomscroll.n8e.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I got lucky. Back when that privacy scare with Whatsapp made mainstream news my Aunt asked in the extended family chat what alternatives there were. I responded that I use SIgnal with my friends (all 2 of them on Signal at the time) and just like that everybody switched. 2 hours later my entire paternal family are on Signal, and still are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gogosempai@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago Damn I should have pushed harder when that incident with WhatsApp was all over the news. Only a few of my friends and a couple of family members switched. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Ozz@aussie.zone -15 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phonyphanty@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Sorry, but that's a pretty arrogant thing to say permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Not to mention absolutely ridiculous. Dumping friends over their preferred messaging platform is literally what the green bubbles problem is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kyoyeou@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) After 3 years of use of signal, I have converted my Mom which cares about privacy too from shows she seen. Which allowed us to convert my Brother, with it being the main discussion app. I also converted my SO because of a problem we had on messenger that was scary, finally I was able to move my Best friend, which is also a member of the DND group I started which moved to Signal because others (Brother, Best Friend) where already on Signal permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] adam@doomscroll.n8e.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I got lucky. Back when that privacy scare with Whatsapp made mainstream news my Aunt asked in the extended family chat what alternatives there were. I responded that I use SIgnal with my friends (all 2 of them on Signal at the time) and just like that everybody switched. 2 hours later my entire paternal family are on Signal, and still are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gogosempai@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago Damn I should have pushed harder when that incident with WhatsApp was all over the news. Only a few of my friends and a couple of family members switched. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] adam@doomscroll.n8e.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I got lucky. Back when that privacy scare with Whatsapp made mainstream news my Aunt asked in the extended family chat what alternatives there were. I responded that I use SIgnal with my friends (all 2 of them on Signal at the time) and just like that everybody switched. 2 hours later my entire paternal family are on Signal, and still are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gogosempai@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago Damn I should have pushed harder when that incident with WhatsApp was all over the news. Only a few of my friends and a couple of family members switched. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gogosempai@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago Damn I should have pushed harder when that incident with WhatsApp was all over the news. Only a few of my friends and a couple of family members switched. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Ozz@aussie.zone -15 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phonyphanty@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Sorry, but that's a pretty arrogant thing to say permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Not to mention absolutely ridiculous. Dumping friends over their preferred messaging platform is literally what the green bubbles problem is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phonyphanty@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Sorry, but that's a pretty arrogant thing to say permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Not to mention absolutely ridiculous. Dumping friends over their preferred messaging platform is literally what the green bubbles problem is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Not to mention absolutely ridiculous. Dumping friends over their preferred messaging platform is literally what the green bubbles problem is. permalink fedilink source parent