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There’s a new iMessage for Android app — and it actually works (www.theverge.com)

submitted 2 years ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world

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[–] will_a113@lemmy.ml 42 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Their “how it works” blog article is worth a read - they’re using a blackbox reverse engineering of the protocol (called PyPush) and re-implementing it natively in an android app, so there are no man-in-the-middle servers. It's pretty bonkers given how difficult Apple's spec-less tech can be to work with.

[–] Drunemeton@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (5 children)

And Apple will work tirelessly, and litigate endlessly, to stop this from happening.

[–] EliasChao@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I read somewhere that RE for the sake of improving communications is allowed, or something along those lines.

[–] accideath@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Reverse engineering for the sake of ensuring compatibility. It’s not limited to communication.

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