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Beeper couldn’t bring iMessage to Android — but it can still make a great chat app
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Late last year, the company bet big on a hacked-together iMessage app for Android, only to be shut down by Apple within days.And the answer was to stop fighting Apple and return to its original goal: bringing every chat app — iMessage excepted — into a single place.
You can then connect Beeper to messaging services like Telegram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Signal and to social platforms like Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.
Besides the bursting inbox, Beeper isn’t a lot different from the other texting apps I’ve used, as you can attach images, record voice messages, and create group chats.
The new Beeper comes with features the previous version didn’t have, including a refreshed design as well as the ability to link new messaging platforms from the mobile app — not just the desktop client.
There are also some experimental features you can try, including a fully end-to-end encrypted on-device Signal bridge and a sticker maker.
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