• beta_tester@lemmy.ml
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    Beeper breaks e2e. Only use it with caution

    Edit: I don’t want to discredit beeper, it’s just what it is. As long as you know what you do, e.g. no nudes, everything is fine - it’s still matrix.

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    1 year ago

    So can I use this to join my family’s group chat because they all have iphones and refuse to use anything but Imessage…

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      Yes, but they’ll have to add you to the group chat using your Apple ID instead of your primary phone number unless you use one of the “workarounds” to get your number attached to iMessage.

      https://airmessage.org/help/guide/phone-number

      The workarounds listed are for Airmessage but they apply to Beeper as well in terms of getting your phone number attached. I’ve been using method #1 successfully for about a month now.

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        1 year ago

        Ah so not as useful as I was hoping but still pretty neat. Thanks for the information!

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    The way they got iMessage to work is by hiring a Foss developer who did something pretty amazing:

    They reverse engineered the iMessage protocol and emulated parts of macOS that are necessary when registering an iMessage account on a device!!

    https://github.com/beeper/pypush

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    1 year ago

    Is Google’s RCS open? Last I heard, it was still limited to Google Messages, but it’s been a long time since I’ve paid attention.

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      Yeah good point actually… I’m still holding a little hope for RCS to finally be added to Textra someday so I can go back to that instead of Google Messages…

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      RCS has open spec, but implemanting it means dealing with phone networks and their policy. Also limiting operating systems like Android and iOS and a blocking factor.

      No need to push it. Good old XMPP is better in every single way and exists since 1999. No tied to phone number, stable, proven, available on any device, with encrypted group calls and easy to host yourself.

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      It’s pretty good and it gives me iMessage on Android. Super useful.

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    Anyone know what the beeper monetization model is? This is super cool, but I’m not sure how the company intends to monetize this, which always makes me a bit nervous

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      Ease of use. Manually setting up bridges for every messaging conversation you’re in is a pain.

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      Is there a Matrix Bridge for RCS? RCS is neither SMS nor is it Google Chat.

      Edit: this isn’t to claim Beeper is better. Just stating that technically there is something on offer that Matrix Bridges doesn’t support. I think I’d still prefer Matrix with Bridges over Beeper.

      Edit: apparently Beeper is based on Matrix. Can’t confirm whether their own repo would introduce any dependencies for their bridge that isn’t in the main repo for Matrix. So it’s hard to say.

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          So that does change things, but doesn’t necessarily confirm it would natively work with Matrix (though doesn’t discount it either). Is there confirmation that mautrix bridges are cross-compatible to matrix? Technically Beeper is built off of mautrix which is based on Matrix but isn’t necessarily the same as Matrix. I don’t know much about Beeper as I only learned of it today.

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            Maybe I’m wrong, but I thought that Matrix was a protocol, while mautrix was a client framework for the Matrix protocol written in Golang. Mautrix bridges are bridges for Matrix based on the mautrix framework. Beeper uses the Matrix protocol with some bridges (and maybe other components) based on mautrix; it’s basically a proprietary commercial fork of Synapse and Element with better-integrated bridges. I have several mautrix bridges on my Matrix server, and every mautrix bridge I see (including gmessages) says it’s for Matrix.

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            I’m using 8 mautix bridges on my Matrix server: GMessages, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Discord, iMessage, Telegram, and Signal.

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      Beeper adds more polish, meaning that you don’t need to manually configure bridges or maintain the Synapse server. It also gives you better indications of what bridge a room is from than Element does. If you know how to set up a Matrix server, you probably don’t need it, but it’s nice to have the option.

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    1 year ago

    SocialSmartly has changed the way I manage my social media conversations. It’s a must-have tool for anyone looking to streamline their workflow.