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Re:iMessage for Windows: A labor of love that will never see... by saagarjha on Thursday June 04, 2020 @03:34AM (#23413732)
> What you need to have is a Bluetooth adapter with MAP (Message Access Profile) support. When you send a message from the MAP protocol, then your iPhone will treat all messages as if they are sent from the Messages app.

What is the “legitimate” reason for this? Bluetooth accessories that can send messages, ideally from the MFI program?

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Re:iMessage for Windows: A labor of love that will never see... by narrowtux on Thursday June 04, 2020 @04:58AM (#23414295)
Common use cases include car dashboards that read your SMS out loud and smartwatches.
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Re:iMessage for Windows: A labor of love that will never see... by carlyfan on Thursday June 04, 2020 @03:38AM (#23413761)
MAP is a standard protocol [1]. I think that's pretty legit?

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bluetooth_profiles#Mes...

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