What Apple could've done is simply make an SMS app for Android with support for iMessage. Make it into a subscription and I'm sure people would still pay.
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All-in-One Chat App 'Beeper' Brings iMessage to Android and Windows Using Workaround
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It’s not Apple’s responsibility to do that if you want iMessage access buy an Apple product.
This should remain an Apple exclusive product like Apple Pay and Mac OS.
Hey they paved the way for the smart watches we have today. Pebble was the ****!
Nothing illegal about sending an obsolete device, jailbroken or not, to someone. They aren't charging for the device.
I just use a separate messaging tool for Android people and it is free and I don't have to jump thru hoops.
If I were Apple, I would still do it. The potential for revenue stream for the services side is quite large. People who want iPhone will still buy iPhone. This is to serve (and profit) from those outside the traditional Apple ecosystem.
They are charging for the service. They won’t send you the jailbroken phone unless you are paying them. The law isn’t so easily fooled.
Wasn’t an original promise of iMessage that it would be cross-platform? I guess Apple ended up realizing it was actually a draw for it to be exclusive...
I am same with yours, but yeah I installed so many ad blocker, mostly host-based. Maybe one of entry causing this problem?
Looks like a very dope app. Only issue is that with all the effort required in the workaround, you might as well get an iPhone if you absolutely want to use iMessage.
I see your point, however I still don't see how it violates DMCA. Jailbreaking your phone is not illegal. Voids your warranty and you lose any support from Apple, but still not illegal.
Why?
To those who think this will get axed, the Messages app on the Mac supports Automator and other integrations with processes running on the same machine. Are you suggesting they should cripple the Messages App? Why would they do that? This bridge still requires Apple hardware.
The software may not but the functionality of hooking into iMessages will get clipped for sure.
if that's true why is AirMessage still going...? Can't see what the fuss is about tbh. All it does is copy messages in/out of iMessage on MacOS. There's no 'hack' involved.
All of that because Apple stubbornly refuses to open up iMessage to a broader user base. Maybe in the U.S. it has created a more effective lock-in, but everywhere else people flat out ignore it as a messaging option. I haven't received a single text from a friend or colleague on iMessage in several months, other than dual authentication codes.
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If you want to see AirMessage and how it works have a look see here.
What a security nightmare.
However much I’d want iMessage on other platforms, throwing all your messaging services into one app is just asking for trouble.
I use native apps because they are end to end encrypted. This just opens a new path to be compromised.
They don’t mention security or privacy on their website, only convenience.
However much I’d want iMessage on other platforms, throwing all your messaging services into one app is just asking for trouble.
I use native apps because they are end to end encrypted. This just opens a new path to be compromised.
They don’t mention security or privacy on their website, only convenience.
You have a very low bar for what constitutes innovation.
Same reason they don't proofread articles and verify sources.