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Beeper Messaging App That Irked Apple Is Acquired by WordPress.com Owner (www.bloomberg.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by noodlejetski@lemm.ee to c/technology

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Automattic purchases Beeper in $125 million deal; CEO to join

https://blog.beeper.com/2024/04/09/beeper-is-joining-automattic/

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[–] scops@reddthat.com 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I just set it up because I don't want Meta's shit on my phone and my friend group insists on using WhatsApp. I still had to install the native WhatsApp client but I was able to remove it as soon as I had confirmed the account creation. It also means I can stop giving out my cell number when I want to meet someone from Facebook Marketplace to buy something.

They advise against removing the apps on your phone, but at the least, you can turn off notifications for everything other than Beeper and use it as a single interface. On the desktop app, it makes a bit more sense. I've stopped running the Telegram, Signal, and Google Chat apps. I just wish Google Voice played nice with integrations and could be added to the platform.

[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 15 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

FYI, e2ee messages like Signal's and Whatsapp's are decrypted on Beeper's server before they get reencrypted and forwarded to the recipient.

also, Whatsapp and Signal might log you out if you don't use their client for certain time.

[–] starman@programming.dev 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

There is on-device Signal bridge option in the settings

[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

yes, it's been added in a version that has only come out of beta today, if I'm reading their blog post correctly.