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This could be an interesting way to run mautrix-imesssage. I wonder if they've got it hooked up to some sort of remote console solution; I've never been able to

This could be an interesting way to run mautrix-imesssage. I wonder if they've got it hooked up to some sort of remote console solution; I've never been able to figure out how to get less-than-wretched performance out of the VNC server baked into the OS.

gizdan 5y ago
> This could be an interesting way to run mautrix-imesssage Wouldn't you be able to have only a single identity? Because unless you can have multiple identities with a single instance, it would be a very expensive way of having iMessage capabilities.
- djrogers 5y ago
  VMs have been a thing in the Mac world for a long time now, and these would be powerful enough to run a bunch of them.
  - gizdan 5y ago
    I'm aware, but I thought iMessage had some hardware identifier that was necessary to use it. I guess my understanding was incorrect then!
    - KarlKemp 5y ago
      The identifier is part of it, as I remember from my mackintosh days, but it cannot be all: MacOS works well as a multi-user system, including separate iMessage accounts for each user.
      - gizdan 5y ago
        Aah, that's a good point.
gruez 5y ago
Apparently mautrix-imessage supports jailbroken iphones. Isn't that much more cost effective (eg. $50 for a used iphone 4s) than paying $50/month?
- sgt 5y ago
  Is it reliable? iMessage is not reliable on Hackintosh (over multiple years) due to security checks etc.
  - smoldesu 5y ago
    I never had any issues with it when I was hackintoshing. I stopped around Catalina though, so ymmv I guess.
yodon 5y ago
Have you run mautrix-imessage? I'm trying to work through the docs to understand if I could use it as a way to proxy my received imessages (and iOS text messages?) onto my windows device as they arrive.
- jordemort 5y ago
  Yes, right now I run it on an old MacBook Pro, that is otherwise sitting idle. It is very reliable. The only issue I have is HEIC attachments not being displayed on the Element desktop client (due to a lack of support in either Electron or Chromium, I forget what piece was ultimately to blame there.)

gizdan 5y ago

> This could be an interesting way to run mautrix-imesssage Wouldn't you be able to have only a single identity? Because unless you can have multiple identities with a single instance, it would be a very expensive way of having iMessage capabilities.

djrogers 5y ago
VMs have been a thing in the Mac world for a long time now, and these would be powerful enough to run a bunch of them.
- gizdan 5y ago
  I'm aware, but I thought iMessage had some hardware identifier that was necessary to use it. I guess my understanding was incorrect then!
  - KarlKemp 5y ago
    The identifier is part of it, as I remember from my mackintosh days, but it cannot be all: MacOS works well as a multi-user system, including separate iMessage accounts for each user.
    - gizdan 5y ago
      Aah, that's a good point.

gruez 5y ago

Apparently mautrix-imessage supports jailbroken iphones. Isn't that much more cost effective (eg. $50 for a used iphone 4s) than paying $50/month?

sgt 5y ago
Is it reliable? iMessage is not reliable on Hackintosh (over multiple years) due to security checks etc.
- smoldesu 5y ago
  I never had any issues with it when I was hackintoshing. I stopped around Catalina though, so ymmv I guess.

yodon 5y ago

Have you run mautrix-imessage? I'm trying to work through the docs to understand if I could use it as a way to proxy my received imessages (and iOS text messages?) onto my windows device as they arrive.

jordemort 5y ago
Yes, right now I run it on an old MacBook Pro, that is otherwise sitting idle. It is very reliable. The only issue I have is HEIC attachments not being displayed on the Element desktop client (due to a lack of support in either Electron or Chromium, I forget what piece was ultimately to blame there.)