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We've been neutral on Beeper so far, but an interview with the company's CEO clearly demonstrates that the company is wasting users' time and possibly causing security issues as it keeps running into ...

The makers of the Nothing Phone (2) are launching Nothing Chats, which lets Android users who share their Apple ID send messages in the iPhone's regular blue bubbles. Sunbird says that an Apple ...

Beeper Mini, the Android app that allows Android users to communicate with iPhone users with a blue bubble, has evolved once again. However, the proposed fix comes with a very big catch that may leave ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Ryan Knutson: Our colleague, Nicole Nguyen is a personal tech columnist, and like ...

Update (12/11/23) - Apple has announced it shut down Beeper Mini and other third-party applications that enabled Android devices to use the iMessage service and get those coveted blue bubbles iPhone ...

Apple says it’s protecting users from security risks, but Sen. Elizabeth Warren hit back at the company over again forcing SMS between Apple and Android users. Reading time 2 minutes Apple isn’t keen ...

The imagined superiority of iPhone users over Android fans is a social problem that can even affect children, says New York Times columnist Brian Chen. But Apple plans to start remedying texting ...