Re:IUseLinux: Access iMessage from your Linux (or windows) c...
by dadoum on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @01:18AM
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> Why not BlueBubbles?
Even better, why not use OpenBubbles?[0] It's even better as it does not require the Mac to act like a server. You just need to collect its hardware identifiers once and you should be ready to go. (still, IUseLinux looks like a cool project, the amount of work needed to reverse everything iMessage require is immense and I would not have expected anyone to have done this work if it didn't exist).
Even better, why not use OpenBubbles?[0] It's even better as it does not require the Mac to act like a server. You just need to collect its hardware identifiers once and you should be ready to go. (still, IUseLinux looks like a cool project, the amount of work needed to reverse everything iMessage require is immense and I would not have expected anyone to have done this work if it didn't exist).
[0]: https://openbubbles.app
From skimming their website, that seems to be an Android app.
Edit: digging more on their website, there seems to be a way to host it on desktop Linux. The main page makes no mention of that.