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The Talk Show With John Gruber

391: ‘Error -37’, With John Siracusa

Dec 24, 2023
John Siracusa joins the podcast to discuss Apple/Masimo patent dispute, Beeper Mini/iMessage saga, iOS 17.3’s Stolen Device Protection, Apple's new Journal app, and an ode to big-ass tower desktops.
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Quick takeaways

  • Beeper Mini will no longer try to circumvent Apple's restrictions on integrating messaging apps, acknowledging the difficulty of competing with Apple.
  • Senators' criticism of Apple's treatment of Beeper lacks consideration for the technical complexities of opening iMessage to third-party apps.

Deep dives

Beeper Mini to discontinue cat-and-mouse game with Apple

Beeper Mini, the messaging platform that allows users to integrate various messaging apps, has announced that it will stop trying to circumvent Apple's restrictions. The company acknowledged that it cannot compete with a trillion-dollar company like Apple. Users can still access iMessage on Android phones through a jailbroken iPhone being used as a server, or by using Beeper's cloud service or command line tool on a Mac. However, these options have limitations and are not ideal for most users.

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