Beeper, the company that brought iMessage features to Android users, is currently experiencing an outage. The app, including the newly released Beeper Mini, is displaying error messages and failing to send texts. The CEO of Beeper, Eric Migicovsky, claims that Apple is to blame for cutting off Beeper Mini’s functionality. Migicovsky argues that Beeper Mini enhances security for iPhone users by encrypting messages, in contrast to the unencrypted green bubble texts. Apple sees iMessage as a crucial tool for maintaining users’ loyalty to its ecosystem and is unlikely to launch an iMessage app for Android. The future of Beeper Mini remains uncertain.
https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/08/apple-cuts-off-beeper-minis-access-after-launch-of-service-that-brought-imessage-to-android/