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	== Features ==		== Features ==
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	Beeper supports a variety of chat services and protocols, including [[Discord]], [[Facebook Messenger]], [[IRC]] (via [[Libera Chat]]), [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]], [[Signal (messaging app)\|Signal]], [[Skype]], [[Slack (software)\|Slack]], [[SMS]]/[[Rich Communication Services\|RCS]] (via [[Google Messages]]), [[Telegram (software)\|Telegram]], and [[WhatsApp]].<ref name="Verge 21 Jan 2021">{{cite web \|last1=Porter \|first1=Jon \|title=Pebble founder promises iMessage on Android and Windows with universal chat app \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/21/22242143/beeper-universal-chat-app-imessage-whatsapp-signal-telegram-pebble-founder \|website=[[The Verge]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|language=en \|date=21 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Perez \|first1=Sarah \|title=Beeper reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/05/beeper-reversed-engineered-imessage-to-bring-blue-bubble-texts-to-android-users/ \|website=[[TechCrunch]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|date=5 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Schoon \|first1=Ben \|title=Beeper adds support for Google Messages RCS alongside iMessage, works on Android and iPhone \|url=https://9to5google.com/2023/08/17/google-messages-rcs-beeper/ \|website=[[9to5Google]] \|access-date=5 January 2024 \|date=17 August 2023}}</ref> The app used to support [[iMessage]], but has since been removed due to unreliable performance caused by iMessage's operator Apple.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=2023-12-21 \|title=Beeper is giving up on its iMessage dream \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24010952/beeper-android-imessage-android-shut-down \|access-date=2024-05-19 \|website=The Verge \|language=en}}</ref> Beeper is built on top of the [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]] protocol and [[Element (software)\|Element]] application, bridged to the other services.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Beeper Tackles iMessage Lock-In and Reinvents Consumer Chat Interop \|url=https://www.m.io/blog/beeper \|access-date=2024-07-19 \|website=www.m.io \|language=en}}</ref>		Beeper supports a variety of chat services and protocols, including [[Discord]], [[Facebook Messenger]], [[IRC]] (via [[Libera Chat]]), [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]], [[Signal (messaging app)\|Signal]], [[Skype]], [[Slack (software)\|Slack]], [[SMS]]/[[Rich Communication Services\|RCS]] (via [[Google Messages]]), [[Telegram (software)\|Telegram]], and [[WhatsApp]].<ref name="Verge 21 Jan 2021">{{cite web \|last1=Porter \|first1=Jon \|title=Pebble founder promises iMessage on Android and Windows with universal chat app \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/21/22242143/beeper-universal-chat-app-imessage-whatsapp-signal-telegram-pebble-founder \|website=[[The Verge]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|language=en \|date=21 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Perez \|first1=Sarah \|title=Beeper reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/05/beeper-reversed-engineered-imessage-to-bring-blue-bubble-texts-to-android-users/ \|website=[[TechCrunch]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|date=5 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Schoon \|first1=Ben \|title=Beeper adds support for Google Messages RCS alongside iMessage, works on Android and iPhone \|url=https://9to5google.com/2023/08/17/google-messages-rcs-beeper/ \|website=[[9to5Google]] \|access-date=5 January 2024 \|date=17 August 2023}}</ref> The app used to support [[iMessage]], but has since been removed due to unreliable performance caused by iMessage's operator [[Apple Inc.\|Apple]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=2023-12-21 \|title=Beeper is giving up on its iMessage dream \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24010952/beeper-android-imessage-android-shut-down \|access-date=2024-05-19 \|website=The Verge \|language=en}}</ref> Beeper is built on top of the [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]] protocol and [[Element (software)\|Element]] application, bridged to the other services.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Beeper Tackles iMessage Lock-In and Reinvents Consumer Chat Interop \|url=https://www.m.io/blog/beeper \|access-date=2024-07-19 \|website=www.m.io \|language=en}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
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	Beeper was created in 2020 by [[Eric Migicovsky]], Brad Murray and Tulir Asokan<ref name="Indian Express 6 Dec 2023">{{cite web \|title=Beeper Mini, the iMessage app for Android, gives you the blue bubble \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/beeper-mini-imessage-on-android-9056635/ \|website=[[The Indian Express]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|language=en \|date=6 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Holt \|first1=Kris \|title=Beeper Mini is back, promising iMessage access on Android if you sign in with an Apple ID \|url=https://www.engadget.com/beeper-mini-is-back-promising-imessage-access-on-android-if-you-sign-in-with-an-apple-id-182924774.html \|website=[[Engadget]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|date=11 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Perez \|first=Sarah \|date=2021-01-21 \|title=Pebble founder launches Beeper, a universal chat app that works with iMessage and others \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/21/pebble-founder-launches-beeper-a-universal-chat-app-that-works-with-imessage-and-others/ \|access-date=2024-04-11 \|website=TechCrunch \|language=en-US}}</ref> as NovaChat. The company is located in [[Palo Alto]], [[California]].<ref name="Indian Express 6 Dec 2023" /> Migicovsky was previously the founder of smartwatch company [[Pebble (watch)\|Pebble]].<ref name="Verge 21 Jan 2021" />		Beeper was created in 2020 by [[Eric Migicovsky]], Brad Murray and Tulir Asokan<ref name="Indian Express 6 Dec 2023">{{cite web \|title=Beeper Mini, the iMessage app for Android, gives you the blue bubble \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/beeper-mini-imessage-on-android-9056635/ \|website=[[The Indian Express]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|language=en \|date=6 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Holt \|first1=Kris \|title=Beeper Mini is back, promising iMessage access on Android if you sign in with an Apple ID \|url=https://www.engadget.com/beeper-mini-is-back-promising-imessage-access-on-android-if-you-sign-in-with-an-apple-id-182924774.html \|website=[[Engadget]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|date=11 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Perez \|first=Sarah \|date=2021-01-21 \|title=Pebble founder launches Beeper, a universal chat app that works with iMessage and others \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/21/pebble-founder-launches-beeper-a-universal-chat-app-that-works-with-imessage-and-others/ \|access-date=2024-04-11 \|website=TechCrunch \|language=en-US}}</ref> as NovaChat. The company is located in [[Palo Alto]], [[California]].<ref name="Indian Express 6 Dec 2023" /> Migicovsky was previously the founder of smartwatch company [[Pebble (watch)\|Pebble]].<ref name="Verge 21 Jan 2021" />

	The company renamed the app from Beeper to Beeper Cloud upon launching Beeper Mini in December 2023.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Myrick \|first1=Andrew \|title=How to use iMessage on Android with Beeper Mini \|url=https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/how-use-beeper-mini \|website=[[Android Central]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|language=en \|date=6 December 2023}}</ref> It got renamed back into Beeper in 2024.{{~~citation~~ ~~needed~~\|date=~~April~~ 2024}}		The company renamed the app from Beeper to Beeper Cloud upon launching Beeper Mini in December 2023.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Myrick \|first1=Andrew \|title=How to use iMessage on Android with Beeper Mini \|url=https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/how-use-beeper-mini \|website=[[Android Central]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|language=en \|date=6 December 2023}}</ref> It got renamed back into Beeper in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-04-09 \|title=Beeper is now available, no waitlist! \|url=https://blog.beeper.com/2024/04/09/beeper-is-now-available/ \|access-date=2024-10-03 \|website=Beeper Blog \|language=en}}</ref>

	In April 2024, [[Automattic]], owner of the similar cross-platform messaging application Texts since the year before, acquired Beeper for $125M.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Perez \|first1=Sarah \|title=WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multiservice messaging app Beeper for $125M \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/09/wordpress-com-owner-automattic-acquires-multi-service-messaging-app-beeper-for-125m/ \|website=Tech Crunch \|access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Purdy \|first=Kevin \|date=2024-04-09 \|title=Wordpress.com owner acquires Beeper, giving it two chat apps to rule them all \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/wordpress-owner-acquires-beeper-giving-it-two-chat-apps-to-rule-them-all/ \|access-date=2024-04-11 \|website=Ars Technica \|language=en-us}}</ref> The plan is for Texts and Beeper to merge under the Beeper brand.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Perez \|first=Sarah \|date=2024-04-09 \|title=WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multiservice messaging app Beeper for $125M \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/09/wordpress-com-owner-automattic-acquires-multi-service-messaging-app-beeper-for-125m/ \|access-date=2024-04-11 \|website=TechCrunch \|language=en-US}}</ref>		In April 2024, [[Automattic]], owner of the similar cross-platform messaging application Texts since the year before, acquired Beeper for $125M.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Perez \|first1=Sarah \|title=WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multiservice messaging app Beeper for $125M \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/09/wordpress-com-owner-automattic-acquires-multi-service-messaging-app-beeper-for-125m/ \|website=Tech Crunch \|access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Purdy \|first=Kevin \|date=2024-04-09 \|title=Wordpress.com owner acquires Beeper, giving it two chat apps to rule them all \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/wordpress-owner-acquires-beeper-giving-it-two-chat-apps-to-rule-them-all/ \|access-date=2024-04-11 \|website=Ars Technica \|language=en-us}}</ref> The plan is for Texts and Beeper to merge under the Beeper brand.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Perez \|first=Sarah \|date=2024-04-09 \|title=WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multiservice messaging app Beeper for $125M \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/09/wordpress-com-owner-automattic-acquires-multi-service-messaging-app-beeper-for-125m/ \|access-date=2024-04-11 \|website=TechCrunch \|language=en-US}}</ref>

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	'''Beeper''' is an [[instant messaging]] ~~service~~ that enables using a variety of chat services and protocols all from the same [[application software\|application]]. Originally developed by Beeper Inc, it was acquired by [[Automattic]] in April 2024.		'''Beeper''' is an [[instant messaging\|instant messenger]] software that enables using a variety of chat services and protocols all from the same [[application software\|application]]. Originally developed by Beeper Inc, it was acquired by [[Automattic]] in April 2024.

	== Features ==		== Features ==
	{{Expand section\|date=April 2024}}		{{Expand section\|date=April 2024}}
	Beeper supports a variety of chat services and protocols, including [[Discord]], [[Facebook Messenger]], [[IRC]], [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]], [[Signal (messaging app)\|Signal]], [[Skype]], [[Slack (software)\|Slack]], [[SMS]]/[[Rich Communication Services\|RCS]] (via [[Google Messages]]), [[Telegram (software)\|Telegram]], and [[WhatsApp]].<ref name="Verge 21 Jan 2021">{{cite web \|last1=Porter \|first1=Jon \|title=Pebble founder promises iMessage on Android and Windows with universal chat app \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/21/22242143/beeper-universal-chat-app-imessage-whatsapp-signal-telegram-pebble-founder \|website=[[The Verge]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|language=en \|date=21 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Perez \|first1=Sarah \|title=Beeper reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/05/beeper-reversed-engineered-imessage-to-bring-blue-bubble-texts-to-android-users/ \|website=[[TechCrunch]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|date=5 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Schoon \|first1=Ben \|title=Beeper adds support for Google Messages RCS alongside iMessage, works on Android and iPhone \|url=https://9to5google.com/2023/08/17/google-messages-rcs-beeper/ \|website=[[9to5Google]] \|access-date=5 January 2024 \|date=17 August 2023}}</ref> The app used to support iMessage, but has since been removed due to unreliable performance caused by Apple.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=2023-12-21 \|title=Beeper is giving up on its iMessage dream \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24010952/beeper-android-imessage-android-shut-down \|access-date=2024-05-19 \|website=The Verge \|language=en}}</ref> Beeper is built on top of the [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]] protocol and [[Element (software)\|Element]] application, bridged to the other services<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Beeper Tackles iMessage Lock-In and Reinvents Consumer Chat Interop \|url=https://www.m.io/blog/beeper \|access-date=2024-07-19 \|website=www.m.io \|language=en}}</ref>.		Beeper supports a variety of chat services and protocols, including [[Discord]], [[Facebook Messenger]], [[IRC]] (via [[Libera Chat]]), [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]], [[Signal (messaging app)\|Signal]], [[Skype]], [[Slack (software)\|Slack]], [[SMS]]/[[Rich Communication Services\|RCS]] (via [[Google Messages]]), [[Telegram (software)\|Telegram]], and [[WhatsApp]].<ref name="Verge 21 Jan 2021">{{cite web \|last1=Porter \|first1=Jon \|title=Pebble founder promises iMessage on Android and Windows with universal chat app \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/21/22242143/beeper-universal-chat-app-imessage-whatsapp-signal-telegram-pebble-founder \|website=[[The Verge]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|language=en \|date=21 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Perez \|first1=Sarah \|title=Beeper reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/05/beeper-reversed-engineered-imessage-to-bring-blue-bubble-texts-to-android-users/ \|website=[[TechCrunch]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|date=5 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Schoon \|first1=Ben \|title=Beeper adds support for Google Messages RCS alongside iMessage, works on Android and iPhone \|url=https://9to5google.com/2023/08/17/google-messages-rcs-beeper/ \|website=[[9to5Google]] \|access-date=5 January 2024 \|date=17 August 2023}}</ref> The app used to support [[iMessage]], but has since been removed due to unreliable performance caused by iMessage's operator Apple.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=2023-12-21 \|title=Beeper is giving up on its iMessage dream \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24010952/beeper-android-imessage-android-shut-down \|access-date=2024-05-19 \|website=The Verge \|language=en}}</ref> Beeper is built on top of the [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]] protocol and [[Element (software)\|Element]] application, bridged to the other services.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Beeper Tackles iMessage Lock-In and Reinvents Consumer Chat Interop \|url=https://www.m.io/blog/beeper \|access-date=2024-07-19 \|website=www.m.io \|language=en}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
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	Beeper Mini was discontinued in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-12-21 \|title=Beeper – Moving Forward \|url=https://blog.beeper.com/2023/12/21/beeper-moving-forward/ \|access-date=2024-06-27 \|website=Beeper Blog \|language=en}}</ref>		Beeper Mini was discontinued in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-12-21 \|title=Beeper – Moving Forward \|url=https://blog.beeper.com/2023/12/21/beeper-moving-forward/ \|access-date=2024-06-27 \|website=Beeper Blog \|language=en}}</ref>

			== See also ==

			* [[Pidgin (software)]]

	== References ==		== References ==

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	Beeper supports a variety of chat services and protocols, including [[Discord]], [[Facebook Messenger]], [[IRC]], [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]], [[Signal (messaging app)\|Signal]], [[Skype]], [[Slack (software)\|Slack]], [[SMS]]/[[Rich Communication Services\|RCS]] (via [[Google Messages]]), [[Telegram (software)\|Telegram]], and [[WhatsApp]].<ref name="Verge 21 Jan 2021">{{cite web \|last1=Porter \|first1=Jon \|title=Pebble founder promises iMessage on Android and Windows with universal chat app \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/21/22242143/beeper-universal-chat-app-imessage-whatsapp-signal-telegram-pebble-founder \|website=[[The Verge]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|language=en \|date=21 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Perez \|first1=Sarah \|title=Beeper reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/05/beeper-reversed-engineered-imessage-to-bring-blue-bubble-texts-to-android-users/ \|website=[[TechCrunch]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|date=5 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Schoon \|first1=Ben \|title=Beeper adds support for Google Messages RCS alongside iMessage, works on Android and iPhone \|url=https://9to5google.com/2023/08/17/google-messages-rcs-beeper/ \|website=[[9to5Google]] \|access-date=5 January 2024 \|date=17 August 2023}}</ref> The app used to support iMessage, but has since been removed due to unreliable performance caused by Apple.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=2023-12-21 \|title=Beeper is giving up on its iMessage dream \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24010952/beeper-android-imessage-android-shut-down \|access-date=2024-05-19 \|website=The Verge \|language=en}}</ref> Beeper is built on top of the [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]] protocol and [[Element (software)\|Element]] application, bridged to the other services{{~~citation~~ ~~needed~~\|~~date~~=~~April~~ 2024}}.		Beeper supports a variety of chat services and protocols, including [[Discord]], [[Facebook Messenger]], [[IRC]], [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]], [[Signal (messaging app)\|Signal]], [[Skype]], [[Slack (software)\|Slack]], [[SMS]]/[[Rich Communication Services\|RCS]] (via [[Google Messages]]), [[Telegram (software)\|Telegram]], and [[WhatsApp]].<ref name="Verge 21 Jan 2021">{{cite web \|last1=Porter \|first1=Jon \|title=Pebble founder promises iMessage on Android and Windows with universal chat app \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/21/22242143/beeper-universal-chat-app-imessage-whatsapp-signal-telegram-pebble-founder \|website=[[The Verge]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|language=en \|date=21 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Perez \|first1=Sarah \|title=Beeper reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/05/beeper-reversed-engineered-imessage-to-bring-blue-bubble-texts-to-android-users/ \|website=[[TechCrunch]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|date=5 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Schoon \|first1=Ben \|title=Beeper adds support for Google Messages RCS alongside iMessage, works on Android and iPhone \|url=https://9to5google.com/2023/08/17/google-messages-rcs-beeper/ \|website=[[9to5Google]] \|access-date=5 January 2024 \|date=17 August 2023}}</ref> The app used to support iMessage, but has since been removed due to unreliable performance caused by Apple.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=2023-12-21 \|title=Beeper is giving up on its iMessage dream \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24010952/beeper-android-imessage-android-shut-down \|access-date=2024-05-19 \|website=The Verge \|language=en}}</ref> Beeper is built on top of the [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]] protocol and [[Element (software)\|Element]] application, bridged to the other services<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Beeper Tackles iMessage Lock-In and Reinvents Consumer Chat Interop \|url=https://www.m.io/blog/beeper \|access-date=2024-07-19 \|website=www.m.io \|language=en}}</ref>.

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	At the urging of congresspersons [[Amy Klobuchar]], [[Mike Lee]], [[Jerry Nadler]], and [[Ken Buck]],<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Holt \|first1=Kris \|title=US lawmakers call for DOJ probe into Apple's blocking of Beeper's iMessage app \|url=https://www.engadget.com/us-lawmakers-call-for-doj-probe-into-apples-blocking-of-beepers-imessage-app-122554473.html \|website=[[Engadget]] \|date=18 December 2023 \|access-date=24 December 2023}}</ref> the [[United States Department of Justice]] initiated an [[United_States_v._Apple_(2024)\|antitrust investigation]] on December 22, 2023 to examine Apple's blocking of Beeper Mini.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Lovejoy \|first1=Ben \|title=Department of Justice investigating Apple blocking Beeper; FTC too \|url=https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/22/apple-blocking-beeper-doj-ftc/ \|website=[[9to5Mac]] \|date=22 December 2023 \|access-date=24 December 2023}}</ref>		At the urging of congresspersons [[Amy Klobuchar]], [[Mike Lee]], [[Jerry Nadler]], and [[Ken Buck]],<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Holt \|first1=Kris \|title=US lawmakers call for DOJ probe into Apple's blocking of Beeper's iMessage app \|url=https://www.engadget.com/us-lawmakers-call-for-doj-probe-into-apples-blocking-of-beepers-imessage-app-122554473.html \|website=[[Engadget]] \|date=18 December 2023 \|access-date=24 December 2023}}</ref> the [[United States Department of Justice]] initiated an [[United_States_v._Apple_(2024)\|antitrust investigation]] on December 22, 2023 to examine Apple's blocking of Beeper Mini.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Lovejoy \|first1=Ben \|title=Department of Justice investigating Apple blocking Beeper; FTC too \|url=https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/22/apple-blocking-beeper-doj-ftc/ \|website=[[9to5Mac]] \|date=22 December 2023 \|access-date=24 December 2023}}</ref>

	Beeper Mini was discontinued in 2024<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-12-21 \|title=Beeper – Moving Forward \|url=https://blog.beeper.com/2023/12/21/beeper-moving-forward/ \|access-date=2024-06-27 \|website=Beeper Blog \|language=en}}</ref>.		Beeper Mini was discontinued in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-12-21 \|title=Beeper – Moving Forward \|url=https://blog.beeper.com/2023/12/21/beeper-moving-forward/ \|access-date=2024-06-27 \|website=Beeper Blog \|language=en}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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	At the urging of congresspersons [[Amy Klobuchar]], [[Mike Lee]], [[Jerry Nadler]], and [[Ken Buck]],<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Holt \|first1=Kris \|title=US lawmakers call for DOJ probe into Apple's blocking of Beeper's iMessage app \|url=https://www.engadget.com/us-lawmakers-call-for-doj-probe-into-apples-blocking-of-beepers-imessage-app-122554473.html \|website=[[Engadget]] \|date=18 December 2023 \|access-date=24 December 2023}}</ref> the [[United States Department of Justice]] initiated an [[United_States_v._Apple_(2024)\|antitrust investigation]] on December 22, 2023 to examine Apple's blocking of Beeper Mini.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Lovejoy \|first1=Ben \|title=Department of Justice investigating Apple blocking Beeper; FTC too \|url=https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/22/apple-blocking-beeper-doj-ftc/ \|website=[[9to5Mac]] \|date=22 December 2023 \|access-date=24 December 2023}}</ref>		At the urging of congresspersons [[Amy Klobuchar]], [[Mike Lee]], [[Jerry Nadler]], and [[Ken Buck]],<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Holt \|first1=Kris \|title=US lawmakers call for DOJ probe into Apple's blocking of Beeper's iMessage app \|url=https://www.engadget.com/us-lawmakers-call-for-doj-probe-into-apples-blocking-of-beepers-imessage-app-122554473.html \|website=[[Engadget]] \|date=18 December 2023 \|access-date=24 December 2023}}</ref> the [[United States Department of Justice]] initiated an [[United_States_v._Apple_(2024)\|antitrust investigation]] on December 22, 2023 to examine Apple's blocking of Beeper Mini.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Lovejoy \|first1=Ben \|title=Department of Justice investigating Apple blocking Beeper; FTC too \|url=https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/22/apple-blocking-beeper-doj-ftc/ \|website=[[9to5Mac]] \|date=22 December 2023 \|access-date=24 December 2023}}</ref>

	Beeper Mini was discontinued in 2024{{~~citation~~ ~~needed~~\|date=~~April~~ 2024}}.		Beeper Mini was discontinued in 2024<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-12-21 \|title=Beeper – Moving Forward \|url=https://blog.beeper.com/2023/12/21/beeper-moving-forward/ \|access-date=2024-06-27 \|website=Beeper Blog \|language=en}}</ref>.

	== References ==		== References ==

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	== Features ==		== Features ==
	{{Expand section\|date=April 2024}}		{{Expand section\|date=April 2024}}
	Beeper supports a variety of chat services and protocols, including [[Discord]], [[Facebook Messenger]], [[IRC]], [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]], [[Signal (messaging app)\|Signal]], [[Skype]], [[Slack (software)\|Slack]], [[SMS]]/[[Rich Communication Services\|RCS]] (via [[Google Messages]]), [[Telegram (software)\|Telegram]], and [[WhatsApp]].<ref name="Verge 21 Jan 2021">{{cite web \|last1=Porter \|first1=Jon \|title=Pebble founder promises iMessage on Android and Windows with universal chat app \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/21/22242143/beeper-universal-chat-app-imessage-whatsapp-signal-telegram-pebble-founder \|website=[[The Verge]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|language=en \|date=21 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Perez \|first1=Sarah \|title=Beeper reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/05/beeper-reversed-engineered-imessage-to-bring-blue-bubble-texts-to-android-users/ \|website=[[TechCrunch]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|date=5 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Schoon \|first1=Ben \|title=Beeper adds support for Google Messages RCS alongside iMessage, works on Android and iPhone \|url=https://9to5google.com/2023/08/17/google-messages-rcs-beeper/ \|website=[[9to5Google]] \|access-date=5 January 2024 \|date=17 August 2023}}</ref> The app used to support iMessage, but has since been removed due to unreliable performance caused by Apple.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=2023-12-21 \|title=Beeper is giving up on its iMessage dream \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24010952/beeper-android-imessage-android-shut-down \|access-date=2024-05-19 \|website=The Verge \|language=en}}</ref> ~~Because~~ Beeper is built on top of the [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]] protocol and [[Element (software)\|Element]] application, bridged to the other services{{citation needed\|date=April 2024}}.		Beeper supports a variety of chat services and protocols, including [[Discord]], [[Facebook Messenger]], [[IRC]], [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]], [[Signal (messaging app)\|Signal]], [[Skype]], [[Slack (software)\|Slack]], [[SMS]]/[[Rich Communication Services\|RCS]] (via [[Google Messages]]), [[Telegram (software)\|Telegram]], and [[WhatsApp]].<ref name="Verge 21 Jan 2021">{{cite web \|last1=Porter \|first1=Jon \|title=Pebble founder promises iMessage on Android and Windows with universal chat app \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/21/22242143/beeper-universal-chat-app-imessage-whatsapp-signal-telegram-pebble-founder \|website=[[The Verge]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|language=en \|date=21 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Perez \|first1=Sarah \|title=Beeper reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/05/beeper-reversed-engineered-imessage-to-bring-blue-bubble-texts-to-android-users/ \|website=[[TechCrunch]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|date=5 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Schoon \|first1=Ben \|title=Beeper adds support for Google Messages RCS alongside iMessage, works on Android and iPhone \|url=https://9to5google.com/2023/08/17/google-messages-rcs-beeper/ \|website=[[9to5Google]] \|access-date=5 January 2024 \|date=17 August 2023}}</ref> The app used to support iMessage, but has since been removed due to unreliable performance caused by Apple.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=2023-12-21 \|title=Beeper is giving up on its iMessage dream \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24010952/beeper-android-imessage-android-shut-down \|access-date=2024-05-19 \|website=The Verge \|language=en}}</ref> Beeper is built on top of the [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]] protocol and [[Element (software)\|Element]] application, bridged to the other services{{citation needed\|date=April 2024}}.

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Irobertz: /* Features */

2024-06-07T22:53:16Z

Features

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	== Features ==		== Features ==
	{{Expand section\|date=April 2024}}		{{Expand section\|date=April 2024}}
	Beeper supports a variety of chat services and protocols, including [[Discord]], [[Facebook Messenger]], [[IRC]], [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]], [[Signal (messaging app)\|Signal]], [[Skype]], [[Slack (software)\|Slack]], [[SMS]]/[[Rich Communication Services\|RCS]] (via [[Google Messages]]), [[Telegram (software)\|Telegram]], and [[WhatsApp]].<ref name="Verge 21 Jan 2021">{{cite web \|last1=Porter \|first1=Jon \|title=Pebble founder promises iMessage on Android and Windows with universal chat app \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/21/22242143/beeper-universal-chat-app-imessage-whatsapp-signal-telegram-pebble-founder \|website=[[The Verge]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|language=en \|date=21 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Perez \|first1=Sarah \|title=Beeper reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/05/beeper-reversed-engineered-imessage-to-bring-blue-bubble-texts-to-android-users/ \|website=[[TechCrunch]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|date=5 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Schoon \|first1=Ben \|title=Beeper adds support for Google Messages RCS alongside iMessage, works on Android and iPhone \|url=https://9to5google.com/2023/08/17/google-messages-rcs-beeper/ \|website=[[9to5Google]] \|access-date=5 January 2024 \|date=17 August 2023}}</ref> The app used to support iMessage, but has since been removed due to unreliable performance caused by Apple.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=2023-12-21 \|title=Beeper is giving up on its iMessage dream \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24010952/beeper-android-imessage-android-shut-down \|access-date=2024-05-19 \|website=The Verge \|language=en}}</ref> Beeper is built on top of the [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]] protocol and [[Element (software)\|Element]] application, bridged to the other services{{citation needed\|date=April 2024}}.		Beeper supports a variety of chat services and protocols, including [[Discord]], [[Facebook Messenger]], [[IRC]], [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]], [[Signal (messaging app)\|Signal]], [[Skype]], [[Slack (software)\|Slack]], [[SMS]]/[[Rich Communication Services\|RCS]] (via [[Google Messages]]), [[Telegram (software)\|Telegram]], and [[WhatsApp]].<ref name="Verge 21 Jan 2021">{{cite web \|last1=Porter \|first1=Jon \|title=Pebble founder promises iMessage on Android and Windows with universal chat app \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/21/22242143/beeper-universal-chat-app-imessage-whatsapp-signal-telegram-pebble-founder \|website=[[The Verge]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|language=en \|date=21 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Perez \|first1=Sarah \|title=Beeper reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/05/beeper-reversed-engineered-imessage-to-bring-blue-bubble-texts-to-android-users/ \|website=[[TechCrunch]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|date=5 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Schoon \|first1=Ben \|title=Beeper adds support for Google Messages RCS alongside iMessage, works on Android and iPhone \|url=https://9to5google.com/2023/08/17/google-messages-rcs-beeper/ \|website=[[9to5Google]] \|access-date=5 January 2024 \|date=17 August 2023}}</ref> The app used to support iMessage, but has since been removed due to unreliable performance caused by Apple.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=2023-12-21 \|title=Beeper is giving up on its iMessage dream \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24010952/beeper-android-imessage-android-shut-down \|access-date=2024-05-19 \|website=The Verge \|language=en}}</ref> Because Beeper is built on top of the [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]] protocol and [[Element (software)\|Element]] application, bridged to the other services{{citation needed\|date=April 2024}}.

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CmdrDan: added: {{Instant messaging}}

2024-06-03T18:01:05Z

added: {{Instant messaging}}

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	{{Automattic Inc.}}		{{Automattic Inc.}}
			{{Instant messaging}}

	[[Category:Mobile instant messaging clients]]		[[Category:Mobile instant messaging clients]]

CmdrDan: added: {{Automattic Inc.}}

2024-06-03T17:56:32Z

added: {{Automattic Inc.}}

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* {{Official website\|https://www.beeper.com/}}		* {{Official website\|https://www.beeper.com/}}

			{{Automattic Inc.}}

	[[Category:Mobile instant messaging clients]]		[[Category:Mobile instant messaging clients]]

100.11.90.142: edited imessage support

2024-05-19T01:42:09Z

edited imessage support

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	== Features ==		== Features ==
	{{Expand section\|date=April 2024}}		{{Expand section\|date=April 2024}}
	Beeper supports a variety of chat services and protocols, including [[Discord]], [[Facebook Messenger~~]], [[iMessage~~]], [[IRC]], [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]], [[Signal (messaging app)\|Signal]], [[Skype]], [[Slack (software)\|Slack]], [[SMS]]/[[Rich Communication Services\|RCS]] (via [[Google Messages]]), [[Telegram (software)\|Telegram]], and [[WhatsApp]].<ref name="Verge 21 Jan 2021">{{cite web \|last1=Porter \|first1=Jon \|title=Pebble founder promises iMessage on Android and Windows with universal chat app \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/21/22242143/beeper-universal-chat-app-imessage-whatsapp-signal-telegram-pebble-founder \|website=[[The Verge]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|language=en \|date=21 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Perez \|first1=Sarah \|title=Beeper reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/05/beeper-reversed-engineered-imessage-to-bring-blue-bubble-texts-to-android-users/ \|website=[[TechCrunch]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|date=5 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Schoon \|first1=Ben \|title=Beeper adds support for Google Messages RCS alongside iMessage, works on Android and iPhone \|url=https://9to5google.com/2023/08/17/google-messages-rcs-beeper/ \|website=[[9to5Google]] \|access-date=5 January 2024 \|date=17 August 2023}}</ref> Beeper is built on top of the [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]] protocol and [[Element (software)\|Element]] application, bridged to the other services{{citation needed\|date=April 2024}}.		Beeper supports a variety of chat services and protocols, including [[Discord]], [[Facebook Messenger]], [[IRC]], [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]], [[Signal (messaging app)\|Signal]], [[Skype]], [[Slack (software)\|Slack]], [[SMS]]/[[Rich Communication Services\|RCS]] (via [[Google Messages]]), [[Telegram (software)\|Telegram]], and [[WhatsApp]].<ref name="Verge 21 Jan 2021">{{cite web \|last1=Porter \|first1=Jon \|title=Pebble founder promises iMessage on Android and Windows with universal chat app \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/21/22242143/beeper-universal-chat-app-imessage-whatsapp-signal-telegram-pebble-founder \|website=[[The Verge]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|language=en \|date=21 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Perez \|first1=Sarah \|title=Beeper reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/05/beeper-reversed-engineered-imessage-to-bring-blue-bubble-texts-to-android-users/ \|website=[[TechCrunch]] \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|date=5 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Schoon \|first1=Ben \|title=Beeper adds support for Google Messages RCS alongside iMessage, works on Android and iPhone \|url=https://9to5google.com/2023/08/17/google-messages-rcs-beeper/ \|website=[[9to5Google]] \|access-date=5 January 2024 \|date=17 August 2023}}</ref> The app used to support iMessage, but has since been removed due to unreliable performance caused by Apple.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=2023-12-21 \|title=Beeper is giving up on its iMessage dream \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24010952/beeper-android-imessage-android-shut-down \|access-date=2024-05-19 \|website=The Verge \|language=en}}</ref> Beeper is built on top of the [[Matrix (protocol)\|Matrix]] protocol and [[Element (software)\|Element]] application, bridged to the other services{{citation needed\|date=April 2024}}.

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