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Beeper looks pretty awesome!

Sorry to hijack the thread, but from the above link:

> Yes, iMessage works even on Android, Windows and Linux!

How could this be sustainable long-term? I've hacked together tools to forward iMessage content before and it's very unappealing.

I suspect they must be using a makeshift solution. I hope it works (and would sign up if there was a way on the landing page), but this seems like building on sand.

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https://github.com/mautrix/imessage

That's the bridge Beeper uses. I've got it running on a 2011 MacBook Air on MacOS 10.13, almost zero issues.

Appreciate the link! You've given me a fun project for the Easter break.

From my understanding, they use a Mac the same way you would, and they forward the messages over by sheer force of will and also money.

It works fine for me so far, though there's no out-of-the-box solution for forwarding iMessages that go to your phone number. That requires extra hackery.

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