Beeper Mini got shut down for a few days, but it’s back with a few notable changes. Will it have the staying power this time around? Here’s what we know.
Beeper Mini is back and once again offering iMessage access on Android after an outage on Friday seemed poised to be the end of the fledgling service. The Android app, which reverse-engineered Apple’s iMessage protocols to allow blue-bubble messaging between iPhones and Androids, was active for less than two days before users began to report an inability to send or receive messages. It appears Apple took measures to lock Beeper Mini users out of its servers. However, with a new update containing a few big changes, Beeper Mini users should once again be able to experience blue bubble magic.
With an update pushed to Google Play, Beeper Mini is back, but there are some new caveats. The app previously did not require users to sign in with an Apple ID, but the updated version will now require one.
