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• A new Android app called Beeper Mini allows users to send iMessages as blue bubbles from non-Apple devices.

• Beeper Mini bypasses traditional iMessage hacks by directly sending iMessages from Android devices.

• The app has been praised for its smooth functionality, sending messages seamlessly between Android and iPhone users.

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[–] scarilog 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I know I was referring to the notifications, because my understanding is that you need a separate server to forward notifications to your device from the APN...? Idk maybe the firebase free tier can handle this without the need for a desktop app running somewhere.

[–] Rootiest 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Notifications are generated after the message is pulled from Apple's servers to your device.

The push messages just tell your device a message is available to be pulled. It doesn't contain any message contents or metadata.

It's basically just "you have a new message waiting" and then your phone will ping Apple's server to request the message.