Apple Blocks Android's iMessage App 'Beeper Mini', Senator Warren Calls Out Company

Beeper Mini, an Android app that brought iMessage functionality to Android users, is back with some major changes. The new version of the app requires users to sign in with an Apple ID and sends and receives iMessages through an email address instead of a phone number. The prior version of Beeper Mini registered Android users' phone numbers with Apple's iMessage servers without permission, leading to its shutdown by Apple. Despite reaching out to Apple, Beeper Mini's developers have not received a response. Apple plans to bring iMessage-like features to chats between iMessage and Android users through RCS next year.