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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Pragati Singh

Beeper Outage: Apple's Clash with iMessage Reverse-Engineering Sparks Privacy Debate

Apple views iMessage as a crucial tool for retaining users within its ecosystem, evident in its decision not to develop an iMessage app for Android. (Credit: Yves Herman/Reuters)

In the ever-evolving landscape of tech connectivity, Beeper, a startup heralded for cracking the iMessage code to bring Android users the coveted blue bubble texts, has hit a roadblock.

A recent outage reported by the company through a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday has raised questions, and it appears that Apple may be at the crux of the issue. Users attempting to send texts via the newly launched Beeper Mini are encountering error messages, halting the transmission of their messages.

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