Re:Show HN: Beeper Mini – iMessage Client for Android
by Zr40 on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @01:30PM
(#38534979)
> a few years ago there was no way to unlink iMessage
Deregistration[1] has been supported since November 2014.
Re:Show HN: Beeper Mini – iMessage Client for Android
by matsemann on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @03:56PM
(#38536787)
There was a time after you still needed to have the iPhone to do it, though. And I'm not sure how many are actually aware you have to do this, just getting messages for them sent into the void.
Re:Show HN: Beeper Mini – iMessage Client for Android
by freedomben on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @01:48PM
(#38535230)
Maybe that would be obvious to the average Apple user, but as a non-Apple user, it would never occur to me that I'd have to explicitly de-register my phone number with Apple after activating a new phone.
Re:Show HN: Beeper Mini – iMessage Client for Android
by rootusrootus on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @01:52PM
(#38535278)
That seems okay? It's only applicable to the Apple user to begin with.
Re:Show HN: Beeper Mini – iMessage Client for Android
by freedomben on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @02:03PM
(#38535420)
heh, fair point. I was mainly thinking about somebody dipping a toe in or trying out an iphone for a little bit before switching back
Re:Show HN: Beeper Mini – iMessage Client for Android
by rootusrootus on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @01:34PM
(#38535039)
Yep, I used to switch back and forth between iPhone and Android every couple years. I'd deregister the phone number when switching over to Android. I don't remember a time they didn't offer that ability.
Have you ever tried to stop having an Apple device? Hopefully better now, but a few years ago there was no way to unlink iMessage. So say good bye to all your Apple friends, as them texting you goes to the Apple cloud and not your new phone.