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651 points openchampagne | 11 comments | 04 Feb 25 16:21 UTC | HN request time: 1.716s | source | bottom
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lordofgibbons ◴[04 Feb 25 22:24 UTC] No.42939855[source]▶
I really hope this fails.

Apple will use it's dominant position to create lock in like how they did with iMessage instead of cooperating with other platforms on a common standard.

Oder friends and family are surprised when they want to video call over Facetime and find it hard to believe other people's phones don't have Apple apps.

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basisword ◴[05 Feb 25 00:36 UTC] No.42941630[source]▶
Just a tip but sometimes it’s good to read the article before commenting.

The app allows iPhone users to create an event. Anybody on any device or browser can RSVP. The event can be shared as a link. Making an event invite app that only works for users on one platform would be pointless.

Also - non-Apple users have been able to join FaceTime calls via. A link for several years.

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yapyap ◴[05 Feb 25 02:56 UTC] No.42943116[source]▶
Tbf imessage also allows people to message non iOS users but apparently the ‘color of the bubble’ has been a big thing in the U.S. among youth.
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1. calmworm ◴[05 Feb 25 02:58 UTC] No.42943136[source]▶
The color of the bubble is, at least partially, a security feature for me. When it’s blue, I am certain there is a person on the other end, not a bot, spammer, ai, etc…
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2. pishpash ◴[05 Feb 25 03:21 UTC] No.42943293[source]▶
Except it guarantees nothing of the sort.
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3. borski ◴[05 Feb 25 03:32 UTC] No.42943368[source]▶
Say more.
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4. notpushkin ◴[05 Feb 25 04:49 UTC] No.42943944{3}[source]▶
There are ways to send iMessages programmatically. Apple does check for spam, but it’s not foolproof. And of course, it won’t help you against a targeted attack.
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5. borski ◴[05 Feb 25 04:51 UTC] No.42943957{4}[source]▶
https://support.apple.com/en-us/118246
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6. Rohansi ◴[05 Feb 25 05:28 UTC] No.42944226{5}[source]▶
How exactly does any of this prevent people from sending spam to you?
7. dwaite ◴[05 Feb 25 09:39 UTC] No.42946184{4}[source]▶
I can count the total automated iMessage spams I've received on one hand. I can't do that with automated SMS spam I received in the last 24 hours.

So yes, not foolproof.

8. calmworm ◴[06 Feb 25 16:14 UTC] No.42963813{4}[source]▶
If there are ways, please share any documentation you have on it. I haven't found anything useful, myself.
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9. calmworm ◴[06 Feb 25 16:15 UTC] No.42963824[source]▶
Care to explain or provide any source for this?
10. notpushkin ◴[07 Feb 25 03:56 UTC] No.42969200{5}[source]▶
I didn’t research it that much, but a good place to start would be AirMessage [1] or Mautrix [2]. Both of these require a Mac to work – it might work on a Hackintosh, though, or maybe using same tricks those forks of OpenHaystack use to run without a Mac (no pointers here, sorry). Hope this helps!

[1]: https://github.com/airmessage/airmessage-server

[2]: https://github.com/mautrix/imessage

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11. calmworm ◴[08 Feb 25 02:46 UTC] No.42979893{6}[source]▶
Thank you.