Beeper

The deal, which was for $125 million according to sources close to the matter, is Automattic’s second acquisition of a cross-platform messaging solution.

WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multiservice messaging app Beeper for $125M

As soon as Beeper launched, the companies entered into a game of cat-and-mouse, which Apple ultimately won.

DOJ calls out Apple for breaking iMessage-on-Android solution, Beeper

The Apple-versus-Beeper saga is not over yet it seems, even though the iMessage-on-Android Beeper Mini was removed from the Play Store last week. Now, Apple customers who used Beeper’s apps…

Beeper users say Apple is now blocking their Macs from using iMessage entirely

Beeper is giving up on its mission to bring iMessage to Android after implementing a series of fixes that Apple has knocked down one by one over the past month.…

Beeper says it’s done trying to bring iMessage to Android after month-long ‘cat and mouse’ game with Apple

Beeper, the app that brings iMessage to Android users, is implementing a fix that it says will allow users to once again access the service after Apple blocked it. However,…

Beeper’s upcoming fix requires users to have access to a Mac

Apple’s move to cut off Beeper, the app that brought iMessage to Android users, already caught the attention of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, who called out the tech giant for…

US lawmakers call for DOJ to investigate Apple for blocking Beeper’s iMessage app

A few days ago, the mobile app Beeper Mini went back into operation after an attempt by Apple to shut down its service that brings iMessage’s blue bubble texts to…

Apple again targets iMessage-on-Android app Beeper, but company claims it has a fix

Beeper Mini, the app bringing blue bubble iMessage texts to Android users, is back in operation on Monday after a long weekend that saw Apple putting an end to Beeper’s…

Beeper Mini is back in operation after Apple’s attempt to shut it down

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is throwing her weight behind Beeper, the app that allowed Android users to message iPhone users via iMessage, until Apple shut it down. Warren, an…

Senator Warren calls out Apple for shutting down Beeper’s ‘iMessage to Android’ solution

The push to bring iMessage to Android users today adds a new contender. A startup called Beeper, which had been working on a multi-platform messaging aggregator, is now launching a…

Beeper reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users