Beeper, a company that provides a service and app that makes iMessage available on Android, has been in something of a cat-and-mouse battle with Apple in recent weeks. Beeper Mini launched with bold claims of being able to bring iMessage to Android users via their phone number, something that wasn't previously possible via competing products. Apple subsequently blocked it, and it's all been downhill ever since.
Beeper recently came roaring back with Beeper Mini's second coming, but there was a catch — the phone number feature was gone, leaving people only able to send and receive iMessages using their email address. And that wasn't even the worst part — they'd need access to a Mac in order to make the whole thing work. Now, Beeper Mini is back again with another update, saying that phone numbers are working once more. But for how long, nobody can say, but that isn't even the worst bit with Beeper admitting that you'll need a jailbroken iPhone to make it work.
