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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by HeavyRaptor@lemmy.zip to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
 

So there is this app claiming on-device iMessage functionality on Android. Seems cool but only has subscription based pricing. Does anyone know of a way to circumvent this?

Edit: I found this but it seems a bit dodgy

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[–] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 18 points 11 months ago (13 children)

The only person I know who has an iPhone is my fiance and we use Matrix to communicate or Signal as a fallback if I fuck up the Matrix server. So this app is not really for me.

I really wonder how long it will take Apple to just be able to detect and block it.

[–] Estebiu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 11 months ago (4 children)

They can't block it, as it's using the standard imessage way. They could change the way iMessage works, but that would break iMessage support on older iOS devices that no longer are supported.

[–] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 2 points 11 months ago

One more reason for people to get a new iPhone 🥳

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago

They'll probably find a way of authenticating that a phone number is using an iPhone, or start requiring an extra step when a number tries registering for use on its servers.

[–] Pyroglyph@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

that would break iMessage support on older iOS devices that no longer are supported

Yes, that's what "no longer supported" means.

[–] XyliaSky@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

In this context “no longer supported” just means “no longer receiving active development support”. Not “doesn’t work with the service”.

So actually no, that’s not what “no longer supported” means here, at all.

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