Stefan Mileschin

Beeper Mini fiasco bubbles up again

Republican Commissioner Brendan Carr is demanding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) probe into Apple’s swift shutdown of Beeper Mini, the cheeky app that dared to bring iMessage to Android.

Speaking at the State of the Net Conference, Carr questioned whether Apple’s hasty action complies with the FCC’s Part 14 rules about accommodating users with disabilities.

Beeper Mini, the little app that could launched last year, giving Android users a taste of iMessage features, including those coveted blue message bubbles and the ability to send high-quality photos and videos. But Apple wasn’t having any of it. They quickly blocked Beeper Mini users and continued to thwart attempts to get the app up and running, leading its developers to throw in the towel.

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