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Matrix offers bridges to a large number of messaging services (WhatsApp & iMessage included). I don’t know why it hasn’t become more popular. https://matrix.org

• renewiltord 4y ago
  How do they implement iMessage? Through a puppet VM of some sort?
  • jdmoreira 4y ago
    You need a mac computer and the bridge reads some local folder as far as I know
  • SahAssar 4y ago
    It needs you to run the bridge on either a mac or a jailbroken iphone. Connecting matrix to non-open ecosystems is a bit hit-and-miss in that it often requires you to run bridges in special ways and there are sometimes ways it breaks unexpectedly. I expect that to improve if the EU passes its law to force more interoperability.
• HidyBush 4y ago
  I know about matrix bridges, but I'm sorry to say they're a pipe dream. First of all I would have to manage them myself, which is a pain and costs money. Secondly, anything could break at any time: the vps provider, the domain provider, the matrix server, the bridges themselves could go unmaintained or suddenly not be compatible anymore. It's truly a flaky hack, and in truth you shouldn't need a flaky hack to send a photo to your uncle using whatsapp
  • sa1 4y ago
    Beeper[1] is an app hosting these matrix bridges for you. 1: https://www.beeper.com/ https://www.beeper.com/
  • 0x38B 4y ago
    There's matrix-docker-ansible-deploy (1), an Ansible Playbook that makes setting up a Matrix homeserver and bridges easier. But it's still a pain, like you said. I ran one for a while (with bridges for Skype, Instagram DM, etc), but decided it was too much work and deleted it. 1: https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy