Beeper CEO Draws a Crowd at the FCC
The dispute has been described as the Blue Bubble (iPhone) vs. Green Bubble (Android) debate.

The dispute has been described as the Blue Bubble (iPhone) vs. Green Bubble (Android) debate.
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2024 – The cross-platform messaging pioneer Beeper is taking on Apple at the Federal Communications Commission, and it isn’t having trouble drawing a crowd.
At issue is Apple’s move to block features of the Beeper Mini app. That Android app integrates iMessage and SMS so that iPhone and Android smartphone users can share encrypted text messages and other rich features that are normally the exclusive preserve of iPhone users on iMessage.
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