Let’s go again: then Investigation report Some users are not receiving iMessages on Beeper Mini and Beeper Cloud, Buzzer sounds Apple appears to be “intentionally blocking” delivery of iMessages to about 5% of Beeper Mini users. The company says uninstalling and reinstalling the app resolves the issue, and that it’s working on a broader fix (though it doesn’t appear to be fixed tonight).
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Beeper’s new claims, nor did it respond to my initial request for comment. But given that the company has already blocked Beeper Mini before, it’s not too surprising that it appears to be taking action against the app again.
The issue appears to have started around 6pm ET.At that time, one Verge Staff reported that they were no longer receiving iMessages on their Beeper Mini.some users upon reddit Some people have reported not being able to receive iMessages either, while others say it’s a problem. still work For them, it will be a follow-up to Beeper’s explanation that only some users are affected.
Beeper CEO Eric Migicovsky apologized to users Wednesday night. Posting to X (old Twitter). “We understand how ridiculously annoying this uncertainty is to our users,” he said. “I don’t feel bad about running away now. When the situation improves and we’re able to do it, we’ll let you know.” He also cited Epic Games’ big victory against Google in court as a shout-out. I submitted it to.@TimSweeneyEpic And Epic beat Big Tech this week. we have a chance. we are not giving up. ”
Beeper launched the original version of Beeper Mini on December 5th, which allows Android owners to use iMessage with just their phone number, but Apple found a way to shut it down just three days later. Beeper got the Beeper Mini working again on Monday, but it only works with an Apple ID. We’ll have to wait and see if this seemingly intentional block will only affect his 5% of Beeper Mini users, or if Apple will find a way to block even more users.
Updated December 13th at 10:28pm EST: Added a post about what Beeper Cloud users should do if they are affected by the issue.
