Nothing Announces iMessage Compatibility via New App

[MacRumors]

Phone brand Nothing today announced plans to introduce a new "Nothing Chats" app that features iMessage compatibility later this month.

The app is powered by Sunbird, an unofficial iMessage client that debuted last year with over 10,000 downloads on the Google Play Store. To use the Nothing Chats app with iMessage, users will need to log in with their Apple ID. The app touts end-to-end encryption in line with Sunbird's privacy policy.

In a new video, Nothing CEO Carl Pei explained that the app will support individual and group chats, typing indicators, full-size media sharing, and voice notes. Features like read receipts, message reactions, and replies will be added later.

Nothing Chats will also support RCS messaging on the Phone (2). The app will be available in the U.S., UK, and EU from Friday, November 17.

Article Link: Nothing Announces iMessage Compatibility via New App

 

[dootskyre]

Isn’t this just Beeper?

 

[GMShadow]

Number of buyers of the phone: Nobody.

 

[tooloud10]

Who's gonna provide their AppleID credentials to a third party so they can get iMessage on an Android phone?

 

[BrownyQ]

Less so the Nothing Phone version, does this mean that "Sunbird" app exists and can do iMessage functionality with Androids?

 

[Quu]

The main issue with this, when you login, you're giving a third-party company your Apple ID credentials. And in addition to that, they can see every message you're sending and receiving through their hosted infrastructure which is acting as a man in the middle (MITM) between you and Apple's iMessage service.

It's a massive privacy issue and I don't think the convenience of having iMessage available is worth this security and privacy trade-off.

 

[mattaaron]

I love whoever came up with that company name, anytime their company name is in a headline it's going to confused people, I love it

 

[dootskyre]

The main issue with this, when you login, you're giving a third-party company your Apple ID credentials. And in addition to that, they can see every message you're sending and receiving through their hosted infrastructure which is acting as a man in the middle (MITM) between you and Apple's iMessage service.

It's a massive privacy issue and I don't think the convenience of having iMessage available is worth this security and privacy trade-off.

+ it’s already been done before

 

[NightFox]

This unofficial third party iMessage thing is going to end up being a game of cat-and-mouse with Apple akin to jailbreaking. Apple are going to go out of their way to prevent it, devs are going to keep trying to work their way round anything Apple implements.

 

[Shalev]

nothing copy the iPhone hardware and now the software

 

[NightFox]

I love whoever came up with that company name, anytime their company name is in a headline it's going to confused people, I love it

It's the people thinking they're the first ones to make 'hilarious' puns based on the company name in these comments that I'm more triggered by.

 

[oofio2461]

Not bad, I will try it out on my Andriod Phone to see if this actually works. Edit: it's program is full...

 

[eeek5127]

Thank you for an article for a thing that no one cares about.

 

[mihighil]

Waiting for people to start complaining how this will create a supper massive black hole and end life in the universe as we know it.

 

[pugxiwawa]

“Can’t wait to share my AppleID”

Says nobody

 

[nocsi]

Apple should implement a feature to detect people doing this and make their chat bubble red

 

[jvchappy]

Seems like a security issue, my apple ID holds everything, not letting a third party use it for anything.

 

[augustrushrox]

This is an absolute security nightmare.

So it will probably be okay for Nothing's two customers.

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

Thank you for an article for a thing that no one cares about.

I care. It's pretty admirable making a new phone brand in this day in age when the market's stagnated to just major flagships, specially after the amount of bozos who said "don't like Apple doing this and that? Then make your own phone" and Carl Pei came out and said "aight, bet."

 

[krspkbl]

Take that Google.

iMessage doesn't need to go anywhere. Will I buy a "Nothing" phone? No. But this shows that we don't need to listen to Google with their constant pathetic embarrassing crying about Apple not adopting RCS.

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

Apple should implement a feature to detect people doing this and make their chat bubble red

That's a great idea. It'll encourage more people to do it so they can get cool red colored chat bubbles.

 

[LoveToMacRumors]

Android users don’t really want to use imessages lol.

 

[jonnysods]

Who has the stones to give up their Apple login to a 3rd party?

 

[Apple Fan 2008]

Sounds like a major security risk... All of your texts will go through.

 

[krspkbl]

Apple should implement a feature to detect people doing this and make their chat bubble red

Calm down, Satan.