Apple shuts down app that let Android users send blue-bubble texts to iPhones

Screenshots of the Beeper app, which promised to give Android users the ability to send blue-bubble messages.

Beeper Mini/Google Play Store

• Apple has blocked Beeper Mini, which lets Android users send blue-bubble texts to iPhones.
• The tech giant said the app "exploited fake credentials" and posed a security and privacy risk.
• The move has attracted backlash, with Elizabeth Warren accusing Apple of "squashing competitors."

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