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I built an iMessage bot using Beeper

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Re: I built an iMessage bot using Beeper

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Post by broodbucket »

tylermenezes wrote: post #34
smt88 wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd switch in a second, but you can't use iMessage without giving Beeper your iCloud password. That's a dealbreaker for me. I wonder if they'll offer a self-hosted option at some point.

Last I knew you could TECHNICALLY self-host everything but with little documentation on how to set it up.

I've been self hosting it all long before I knew it had a commercial front (Beeper), the docs are fine. That's from the POV of someone who was already running a Matrix server, though.

Re: I built an iMessage bot using Beeper

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Post by figers »

Makhram wrote: post #12

Unfortunately, I had to quit using Beeper a few days ago. Ever since they migrated to their new hungryserv, iMessage reliability has gotten steadily worse and worse. It culminated in an entire day of sending iMessages where Beeper gave them all a delivered checkmark... But none of them actually reached their recipients. Was fun explaining to people who were angry I hadn't messaged them back in over a day... I'm back…

I love bluebubbles.

I have it running on my mac so I can iMessage from my Vivo X Fold (and Windows laptop) and my iPhone that sits at home shares the same number using T-Mobile digits.

This setup still lets me use my Apple Watch Ultra to receive all the same notifications over cellular.

A fun overly complicated adventure since the iPhone has been boring for years, but I really like the Apple Watch on cellular for running, skiing & Scuba Diving plus everyone I know is using iMessage...

Re: I built an iMessage bot using Beeper

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Post by artdigital »

Beeper looks interesting, but I wish they made it clear it's currently in waitlist-mode, BEFORE downloading the app through their custom downloader thing that you have to run

Installed the app through the installer just to remove it again because I can't use it yet

Re: I built an iMessage bot using Beeper

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Post by ransom1538 »

I had a "friend" hookup hundreds of mac minis, added a decent api, setup icloud accounts, and let it rip. If you get good at sqllite you can make an entire chat app. A message goes out, a message comes in, you take an action, respond, etc etc. Apple shut that down (apple actually does have a unique hardware id they will use), but those were fun times - for my friend. But the cost beat twilios all day!

Re: I built an iMessage bot using Beeper

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Post by zamadatix »

artdigital wrote: post #45

Beeper looks interesting, but I wish they made it clear it's currently in waitlist-mode, BEFORE downloading the app through their custom downloader thing that you have to run Installed the app through the installer just to remove it again because I can't use it yet

It's delivered through the app store/play these days and the site is plastered with "get started" links that take you to the signup form not the downloads landing.

Hopefully the waitlist will be gone soon though, the migration to the newer servers seems nearly complete.

Re: I built an iMessage bot using Beeper

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Post by zamadatix »

jliptzin wrote: post #36

Reminds me of meebo

Still upset about Meebo. Google bought them and shut down the service with the developers put into the Google+ team, which was later shut down. In between that Hangouts was split into an app per function, many of which have been shut down.

Re: I built an iMessage bot using Beeper

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Post by apetresc »

smt88 wrote: post #29
andwaal wrote: post #19

I have been using Beeper for 6 months or so now. In the start it had some bugs, but now they are more and more rare (I don't use iMessages). Overall an amazing product, with what seems like a very active and product team behind which constants pushes out new updates. Highly recommended 10/10!

I'd switch in a second, but you can't use iMessage without giving Beeper your iCloud password. That's a dealbreaker for me. I wonder if they'll offer a self-hosted option at some point.

That option exists today. The iMessage bridge needs to run on a Mac, for obvious reasons, but not only can you self-host it, but you can plug your self-hosted bridge into the public homeserver/client entirely through their settings panel.

Here is the bridge repo: https://github.com/mautrix/imessage (tulir is employed by Beeper)

Re: I built an iMessage bot using Beeper

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Post by rd07 »

smt88 wrote: post #29
andwaal wrote: post #19

I have been using Beeper for 6 months or so now. In the start it had some bugs, but now they are more and more rare (I don't use iMessages). Overall an amazing product, with what seems like a very active and product team behind which constants pushes out new updates. Highly recommended 10/10!

I'd switch in a second, but you can't use iMessage without giving Beeper your iCloud password. That's a dealbreaker for me. I wonder if they'll offer a self-hosted option at some point.

They have a self-hosted instruction here :

https://github.com/beeper/self-host

However, as it is stated, you can't use Beeper to connect to a self-hosted server. You must use other Matrix client such as Element.

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