

Gmail's servers can communicate with Yahoo's because they speak the same language, and users can read their messages from any client they want. That protocol is an open standard, and anyone can email effortlessly with anyone else. Messaging ecosystem - Beeper at its core is an attempt to reimagine instant messaging and make it more like email. There's no developer API for creating alternative clients and, for privacy reasons, all messages are end-to-end encrypted, meaning only the sender and receiver can view messages locally on their devices. Because iMessage keeps people buying new iPhones and Macs, there's little chance that Apple will make the client available outside iOS and macOS. How it works - The most interesting support in Beeper is for, obviously, iMessage. It takes advantage of an open-source messaging protocol called Matrix, connecting Beeper to other chat networks through "bridges," basically hacks for communicating with any chat platform. Which lends it further legimacy.Ĭalled Beeper, the universal messaging client combines 15 different chat platforms - from Discord to WhatsApp and Slack - into one, so you can respond to all your friends and family from one app. Yes, it's real, and it's made by Eric Migicovsky, the creator of the much-beloved Pebble smartwatch. even if they, themselves, are Android users. There's a new messaging aggregator app launching soon that enables users to chat with their iMessage friends.
