Beeper abandons iMessage for Android after Apple's resistance

Beeper has announced that it is giving up on its mission to bring iMessage to Android after a month-long battle with Apple. Despite implementing a series of fixes, each one has been knocked down by Apple, leading Beeper to conclude that it cannot win a "cat-and-mouse" game with the tech giant. The latest workaround requires users to own or rent a jailbroken iPhone, significantly complicating the process. Beeper believes that this latest fix is something Apple will "tolerate," but it's possible that Apple may want to shut down the service altogether. Beeper has made its software open source for other developers, and it plans to shift its focus back to building the best chat app in the new year.