Fun while it lasted Beeper Mini's grand iMessage experiment is officially over

Date:
Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:08:36 +0000

Description:
Beeper admits defeat as it will no longer support the app, although it will live on for now as a final solution does exist.

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Beeper Mini is officially no more. The developer is calling it quits in
trying to find new workarounds for bringing iMessage to Android devices.

Instead, Beeper would much rather work on its own projects and achieve its goal of building the best chat app on Earth. The developer goes on to state
in a recent announcement post that every time Beeper Mini goes offline or is made worthless because of Apples meddling, its credibility takes a hit,
adding its unsustainable to continue like this. It admits that it just cant win a cat-and-mouse game with the largest company on Earth. Its just not
worth the hassle anymore. They would rather move on. The final workaround

There is a final workaround available although it is very convoluted. The process requires you to first own a Mac or Linux computer (a Raspberry Pi works as well) with the Beeper desktop app installed and a jailbroken iPhone.

You plug the iPhone into the computer then run certain commands in the Terminal tool. You will need to install an app called Palera1n along the way. Eventually, you will install Beeper Mini onto the smartphone in order to receive an iMessage registration code for your Android device. Then and only then, will you be able to use the service as intended. Also, the iPhone at
the heart of all this must be connected to your Wi-Fi and turned on at all times, according to TheVerge .

That's the basic rundown. We glossed over a lot of the more elaborate steps involving Palera1n. Whats more, if your Mac is equipped with Apple silicon , you may have to unplug the iPhone when the word Checkmate! appears otherwise the workaround presumably fails. Beeper doesnt explain why you need to disconnect the device. As we said earlier, this whole thing is convoluted. Beeper Mini's future

If you dont own a jailbroken iPhone, you can buy one from Beeper. Prices
range from $30 to $60. Or you can rent one for several dollars per month. You will however need to sign up and fill out a special form on the developers website before renting or buying. Interested users will need to act fast because it looks like the service will stop at the end of the year. But if there is enough interest, Beeper will extend the program into the new year.

This solution, as crazy as it may seem, is the final method. If Apple decides to block it, the developer says it wont make another. Again, its not worth
the hassle in their eyes. That said, Beeper believes it managed to create a workaround that the tech giant is willing to tolerate, although whether or
not this is true remains to be seen.

Goodbye, Beeper Mini; we hardly knew ye.

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