Apple Shutters Third-Party Apps that Enabled iMessage on Android
- Beeper and other apps enabled iMessage service on non-iPhones
- Apple says apps posed ‘significant risks’ to its customers
The Apple Messages app.
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Apple Inc. on Saturday said it shut down third-party applications that enabled Android devices to use the iMessage service to communicate with iPhone users.
The iPhone maker said in a statement it “took steps to protect our users by blocking techniques that exploit fake credentials in order to gain access to iMessage.” It added that “these techniques posed significant risks to user security and privacy, including the potential for metadata exposure and enabling unwanted messages, spam, and phishing attacks.”