All-in-One Chat App ‘Beeper’ brings iMessage to Android and Windows with the help of a workaround

The new universal chat app “Beeper” combines 15 different chat platforms in one inbox and offers iMessage on Android and Windows (via The edge).

Coming from a team that includes former Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky, the app allows users to access a range of messaging services including WhatsApp, SMS, Signal, Telegram, Slack, Twitter, Skype, Hangouts, Discord, Instagram and Facebook Messenger, integrate into one searchable inbox. Most notable is the support for Apple’s iMessage as it is only officially available on Apple devices.

The app is “with some deceptionTo accomplish this, the website’s FAQ reveals that an always-online Mac running the Beeper app is required to use as a bridge. Alternatively, Beeper will install a “jailbroken iPhone with the Beeper app installed that bridges to iMessage “send to users who are unable to use a Mac.

The app is built on the open-source Matrix messaging protocol. While the clear short-term goal is to make it easier to chat between different services, Migicovsky has discussed the prospect of all users gradually moving to the open-source Matrix itself to chat, rather than simply using it as a bridge between services. .

Beeper costs $ 10 per month for the hosted option and will be available on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android. Potential users can request an early invitation to join the app on the Beeper website.