iMessageWebClient

Infrastructure

messaging client

SHOW HN2015

45points
10comments
#634of 2,565 in 2015
Top 25%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

2 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.

Idea: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Web interface is a nice design choice

    From 1 comment
    • Very cool. Particularly nice work making it a web interface (I think I saw the previous ncurses-style version on here a while back?) (On a side note, I think we used to hang out…
      parisidau on HN
  • Idea of delayed sends via a service like Buffer

    From 1 comment
    • I've always wondered whether something like Buffer could work for iMessage delayed sends. Seems like this could be a step toward that if you can provide everyone with their own…
      robbiemitchell on HN

Objections

  • Private frameworks can change undocumented, hurting reliability

    From 2 comments
    • "I would really like some pointers or assistance from people with more experience using private frameworks as I believe it could lead to more reliable and interesting uses for…
      bshimmin on HN
    • I think one of his points is that in some cases private frameworks can be modified in new updates and the changes can go undocumented. So reliability will just about always be in…
      spike021 on HN

Requests

  • Open reverse-engineered clients for other messaging apps

    From 1 comment
    • On a bit of a tangent, I'd love to see a fully reverse engineered iMessage client - along with Skype, Hangouts, WhatsApp, Snapchat, and all the other mobile messaging apps du…
      comex on HN

Questions

  • How to reliably use private frameworks for iMessage

    From 1 comment
    • "I would really like some pointers or assistance from people with more experience using private frameworks as I believe it could lead to more reliable and interesting uses for…
      bshimmin on HN

Alternatives named

  • Skype, Hangouts, WhatsApp, Snapchat clients

    From 1 comment
    • On a bit of a tangent, I'd love to see a fully reverse engineered iMessage client - along with Skype, Hangouts, WhatsApp, Snapchat, and all the other mobile messaging apps du…
      comex on HN

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