6 hours ago
- While working on Pebble, the author encountered issues enabling messaging from the watch, such as sending iMessage or WhatsApp replies.
- The author discovered Matrix, an end-to-end encrypted, federated, and open-source chat protocol, but faced the problem that no friends or family were using it.
- Matrix offers bridges to other chat networks, leading the author to collaborate with bridge developer Tulir to create Beeper.
- Beeper is a paid service that aligns interests between users and the company, with most code open source and the option to self-host.
- The author has used Beeper as their primary chat client for nearly two years, consolidating 12 different chat apps into one.