Last week, a new Android app named Beeper Mini broke onto the scene and made instant headlines. Its intention was to get iMessage working on Android without routing Apple IDs through unsecured third-party servers—and it worked. Android users were suddenly able to text their iPhone friends and appear in blue bubbles as if they had switched phones. Almost immediately, Apple shut it down in the friendliest way possible. The company didn’t send out a cease-and-desist letter or publicly threaten
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