Nov 15, 2023 Rahul Verma News Source in_mashable 32 hits
A newly introduced texting application claims to emulate Apple's iMessage system on Android phones. Nothing Chats, revealed by UK-based phone maker ‘Nothing’ on Tuesday, is set to launch in beta on November 17. It serves as an alternative to the Google Messages app currently pre-installed on Nothing Phone 2. Leveraging Sunbird, a cross-platform texting service in its beta phase, Nothing Chats facilitates support for Apple's iMessage service. In theory, users of Nothing's flagship phone will be able to text iPhone users, mimicking the experience as if they were using an iPhone, complete with the characteristic blue bubble. Additionally, Nothing Chats supports texting via RCS to other Android phones, as well as SMS and MMS. Blue bubbles on Phone (2). Introducing Nothing Chats. A new messaging solution for Android. Coming soon. Bring on the blue bubbles. We believe in windows, not walls. If messaging services are dividing phone users, then we want to break those barriers down. So... we've developed iMessage compatibility for your Phone (2). Nothing states on its webpage that the motivation behind this move is to address the division among phone users caused by messaging services and aims to break down these barriers. However, utilizing this feature requires placing trust in Sunbird. According to Nothing's FAQ, Sunbird's architecture ensures messages travel from one user to another without being stored at any point in their journey, and messages are not stored on Sunbird's servers. Marques Brownlee, who previewed Nothing Chats, confirmed with Nothing that the process is similar to other iMessage-to-Android bridge services. It involves signing in on a Mac Mini in a server farm to handle the routing and enable the functionality. To activate iMessage within Nothing Chats, users must possess the $599 (£579, AU$1,049) Nothing Phone 2. The app will be available for download from the Google Play Store, with the initial release targeted at the United States, Canada, the UK, and various European countries. Upon downloading the app, users are required to log in to Nothing Chats using an Apple ID username or create one if they do not have an existing account.
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