Beeper for Android has obtained a whole revamp with the most recent replace to the app. Android customers who obtain the brand new utility will discover a redesigned interface, and Beeper now provides help for some native options accessible on Google’s cellular working system. The app has additionally been optimised for tablets, foldable telephones and gadgets with bigger shows. Whereas there is a waitlist for customers who join to make use of the service, customers can avail of invite codes to skip the road.
In a weblog submit asserting the brand new model of the app that’s now in open beta, Beeper Founder Eric Migicovsky acknowledged that the corporate had utterly rewritten the app from the bottom up for quicker efficiency. The brand new app for Android is at the moment in beta testing and the corporate additionally plans to introduce a paid subscriptions “within the very close to future”, in line with Migicovsky.
The app will cache chats on the person’s smartphone for quicker loading, and the flexibility to look via all messages. The older Beeper Cloud app continues to be accessible for obtain, whereas the Beeper Mini app that briefly provided direct entry to iMessage on Android earlier than Apple shut it down completely, was taken down in January.
Customers who’ve managed to get previous the waitlist must obtain the brand new beta model of Beeper for Android through the Play Retailer. They may have the ability to choose from two new themes — Materials You and OLED Black. The brand new Android app provides Minimal and Professional inbox choices that present a cleaner or detailed chat view, respectively.
Along with these visible upgrades, the brand new model of Beeper for Android additionally provides help for native options like chat bubbles. Customers also can view their chats from a brand new house display widget. In the meantime, the weblog submit additionally states that the app has been optimised to be used on bigger screens — foldables and tablets.
The revamped Beeper for Android app at the moment helps WhatsApp, SMS (with RCS), Messenger, Telegram, Sign, and different chat platforms. The weblog submit states that future updates to the app will deliver help for deleting chats and an on-device end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) bridge for WhatsApp and Google Messages. iMessage help continues to be lacking, however an on-device bridge is anticipated to reach sooner or later.