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

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

The U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Apple filed on Thursday cites the iPhone maker’s battle against Beeper, the app that aimed to bring iMessage to Android users. Beeper functioned as a true iMessage client, supporting threads, replies, read receipts, direct messages and group chats, tapback emoji reactions, editing and more. At the time of the dispute, Apple argued that Beeper “posed significant risks to user security and privacy, including the potential for metadata exposure and enabling unwanted messages, spam, and phishing attacks.”

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