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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by msh on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @05:20AM (#43409756)
No, they would on their own phones automate sending spam to the iMessage network using ble at the interface.
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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by cmiles74 on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @06:37AM (#43410252)
Or just send spam through their iPhone.

I don't get this argument that Apple making it difficult for their paying customers to send and receive messages is somehow a good thing. It's also not like Apple is helpless, they managed to shut down Beeper.

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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by Wowfunhappy on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @08:04AM (#43410814)
You can already use a Mac to automate iMessage. It supports Applescript.
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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by pyrale on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @12:33PM (#43414218)
Regardless, they would need to be a few meters from you (spec says <100m, but that’s very generous).

If they are right next to you, there are many criminal activities more lucrative than sending an imessage...

...Which wouldn’t be possible anyway, because devices using ble to communicate typically require to be paired together by their owner.

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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by wizzwizz4 on Thursday March 20, 2025 @08:33AM (#43422231)
They can already use USB rubber ducks to automate the iMessage user interface, even if they don't have a Mac.
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