Comment from another poster (https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=pokey96 https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=pokey96) down below > From other sites, it seems

Comment from another poster (https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=pokey96 https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=pokey96) down below > From other sites, it seems it uses a Mac Mini in a server room as a proxy for iMessage to accomplish this, with the massive drawback of having to provide Nothing your Apple ID credentials. No thanks, I’m good.