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TL;DR
- The all-in-one messaging app, Beeper, is getting new security measures that improve chat encryption.
- It additionally provides new paid “Plus” and “Plus Plus” tiers with options akin to message scheduling, incognito mode, and a number of accounts for a similar apps.
- Nevertheless, there’s nonetheless no point out of iMessage help, which was deserted in late 2023 after Apple repeatedly shot down Beeper’s efforts.
In case you juggle a number of messaging apps and have ever tried to seek for a resolution to consolidate them, you might need stumbled upon Beeper. Additionally it is generally known as the app that tried to interrupt via Apple’s walled backyard, permitting non-Apple customers to ship blue-bubble texts from an Android system. Though Beeper failed to realize a everlasting resolution to the Apple downside, it has dealt with the consolidation half effectively and is now constructing upon it to convey higher safety to chats, together with some premium options.
Beeper not too long ago introduced it was overhauling the tech stack for safer chats. Whereas it beforehand relayed messages from a number of apps via a web based interface referred to as Beeper Cloud, the brand new app now connects on to particular person messaging apps. In essence, that enables messages protected with end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for all messaging platforms that inherently help it.
In its earlier model, Beeper supported encryption for choose messengers, together with WhatsApp and Fb Messenger. Nevertheless, messages would bear two levels of encryption and decryption: first, when the message was despatched from the Beeper app to the cloud bridge, after which once more on the bridge earlier than it was despatched to the actual app’s servers. The brand new replace cuts the additional step in between, sending messages on to the respective apps.
Along with the up to date chat relay, Beeper is introducing a premium mannequin with further perks. Beeper Plus begins at $9.99 and introduces options akin to:
- help for as much as three accounts from the identical app,
- message scheduling and reminders,
- Incognito mode to view messages with out sending learn receipts or showing on-line,
- voice word transcriptions,
- customized app icons, and
- the power so as to add as much as ten accounts, up from 5 on the free model.
One other “Beeper Plus Plus” tier prices $49.99 a month and removes limits on the variety of accounts.
Moreover, as a perk to the prevailing Beeper customers, earlier free-tier customers will be capable of add as much as 12 accounts at no cost. In the meantime, those that beforehand paid $10 to get early entry to Beeper earlier than it went fully free in March 2023 will now be eligible for lifetime free Beeper Plus entry. Nevertheless, there isn’t any point out of iMessage help returning, and we are able to assume the oldsters behind the chat app have laid the subject to relaxation after open-sourcing its iMessage bridge in December 2023 and later being acquired by Automattic.
