Failed To Break IMessage, CEO Of Beeper Tuduh Apple Biang Keladinya

Application Beeper Mini. (Photo: Doc. Beeper)

JAKARTA - Beeper Mini, the iMessage app for Android launched by startup Beeper received a lot of positive responses. However, the sophistication of the app is only temporary.

Starting Friday, December 8, Beeper is experiencing quite serious technical problems. They cannot send messages to iMessage users and make the essence of the application disappear.

Apart from technical problems, Beeper also has other problems in his registration system. From The Verge report, some people can't activate their phone numbers so the application can't be used.

Seeing the current situation, Beeper CEO Eric Migicovsky suspects that Apple is the cause. Most likely, Apple has blocked Beeper Mini's access to iMessage and cut off the function of the app.

With Beeper's failure to access Apple's system, Migicovsky strongly criticized the big tech company. According to him, Apple has hindered user rights to use secure services.

"If Apple really cares about the privacy and security of their iPhone users, why did they stop the service that allows users to now send encrypted messages to Android users?" Migicovsky said, quoted by The Verge.

Migicovsky says that the company's goals are good. Beeper is designed so that iPhone users don't have to spend more money with SMS or MMS. Android users can stay connected to iPhones without being constrained by the device's system.

'Tenny Mini comes today and works well. Why force iPhone users to send unencrypted SMS again while they chat with friends on Android?' said Migicovsky.

Please note that Apple plans to add Rich Communication Services (RCS) services on iPhone devices. Apple will use the RCS Universal Profile standard from the GSM Association and will launch it next year.