- kquote03 ( @kquote03@lemm.ee ) English14•11 months ago
The way they got iMessage to work is by hiring a Foss developer who did something pretty amazing:
They reverse engineered the iMessage protocol and emulated parts of macOS that are necessary when registering an iMessage account on a device!!
- 𝔊𝔦𝔫𝔧𝔲𝔱𝔰𝔲 ( @Ginjutsu@lemmy.zip ) English12•11 months ago
Man, I have been loving Beeper so far.
- emeralddawn45 ( @emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de ) English11•11 months ago
So can I use this to join my family’s group chat because they all have iphones and refuse to use anything but Imessage…
- Zoidsberg ( @Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca ) English3•11 months ago
Yep.
- Matthew ( @Matthew@programming.dev ) English11•11 months ago
Is Google’s RCS open? Last I heard, it was still limited to Google Messages, but it’s been a long time since I’ve paid attention.
- smileyhead ( @smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de ) English5•11 months ago
RCS has open spec, but implemanting it means dealing with phone networks and their policy. Also limiting operating systems like Android and iOS and a blocking factor.
No need to push it. Good old XMPP is better in every single way and exists since 1999. No tied to phone number, stable, proven, available on any device, with encrypted group calls and easy to host yourself.
- Skull giver ( @skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl ) English3•7 months ago
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- 👁️👄👁️ ( @mojo@lemm.ee ) English4•11 months ago
I avoid these multiple app messaging apps like the plague. Jack of all trades, master of none.
- Carter ( @Carter@feddit.uk ) English3•11 months ago
Does Beeper offer anything that Matrix bridges don’t?
- oendha ( @oendha@jlai.lu ) English6•11 months ago
Ease of use. Manually setting up bridges for every messaging conversation you’re in is a pain.
- pjhenry1216 ( @pjhenry1216@kbin.social ) 5•11 months ago
Is there a Matrix Bridge for RCS? RCS is neither SMS nor is it Google Chat.
Edit: this isn’t to claim Beeper is better. Just stating that technically there is something on offer that Matrix Bridges doesn’t support. I think I’d still prefer Matrix with Bridges over Beeper.
Edit: apparently Beeper is based on Matrix. Can’t confirm whether their own repo would introduce any dependencies for their bridge that isn’t in the main repo for Matrix. So it’s hard to say.
- LinuxSBC ( @LinuxSBC@lemm.ee ) English4•11 months ago
Yes. “Beeper adding support” is really them making a new Matrix bridge, and they open source all of their bridges, so just use theirs. It’s here: https://github.com/mautrix/gmessages/tree/main
- pjhenry1216 ( @pjhenry1216@kbin.social ) 1•11 months ago
So that does change things, but doesn’t necessarily confirm it would natively work with Matrix (though doesn’t discount it either). Is there confirmation that mautrix bridges are cross-compatible to matrix? Technically Beeper is built off of mautrix which is based on Matrix but isn’t necessarily the same as Matrix. I don’t know much about Beeper as I only learned of it today.
- LinuxSBC ( @LinuxSBC@lemm.ee ) English3•11 months ago
Maybe I’m wrong, but I thought that Matrix was a protocol, while mautrix was a client framework for the Matrix protocol written in Golang. Mautrix bridges are bridges for Matrix based on the mautrix framework. Beeper uses the Matrix protocol with some bridges (and maybe other components) based on mautrix; it’s basically a proprietary commercial fork of Synapse and Element with better-integrated bridges. I have several mautrix bridges on my Matrix server, and every mautrix bridge I see (including gmessages) says it’s for Matrix.
- thomcat ( @thomcat@midwest.social ) English2•11 months ago
I’m using 8
mautix
bridges on my Matrix server: GMessages, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Discord, iMessage, Telegram, and Signal. - olorin99 ( @olorin99@artemis.camp ) 1•11 months ago
It works, I’ve been using the bridge linked for about a month no issues so far.
- LinuxSBC ( @LinuxSBC@lemm.ee ) English2•11 months ago
Beeper adds more polish, meaning that you don’t need to manually configure bridges or maintain the Synapse server. It also gives you better indications of what bridge a room is from than Element does. If you know how to set up a Matrix server, you probably don’t need it, but it’s nice to have the option.
- kib48 ( @kib48@lemm.ee ) English1•11 months ago
isn’t that what Beeper uses?
- Cris ( @Cris_Color@lemm.ee ) English2•11 months ago
Anyone know what the beeper monetization model is? This is super cool, but I’m not sure how the company intends to monetize this, which always makes me a bit nervous
- Blake (he/him) ( @bl4kers@beehaw.org ) English5•11 months ago
Looks like freemium: https://www.beeper.com/faq#how-much-does-beeper-cost-to-use
- Cris ( @Cris_Color@lemm.ee ) English1•11 months ago
Very helpful, thank you for the link!
- mikejeason ( @mikejeason@feddit.ro ) English1•10 months ago
SocialSmartly has changed the way I manage my social media conversations. It’s a must-have tool for anyone looking to streamline their workflow.