We have far too many instant messaging apps on your phones, taking up our space of time and mind. There is the inevitable overload of notifications on your phone’s lock screen most of the time. WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, Apple iMessage, Slack, Skype and even direct messages on Twitter and Instagram. Add to that, there will often be overly enthusiastic contacts who believe in excessive communication. The end result is that sometimes you will want to pull your hair out. I probably do, most of the time. The world is crying out for an app that can bring all of these apps together in one window, so you don’t jump, jump between them and end up wearing yourself and your thumbs out. Simplify it, if you can. Our prayers may have been answered. The app is called Beeper, and it might just be the awesome app you’ve been waiting for. I’m one step closer to instant messaging nirvana, or at least hopefully, and it will cost me $ 10 a month for convenience.
When Beeper was announced earlier this year, it goes without saying that this was something I immediately put on the waitlist for. The promise at the time was that Beeper would return with a chance to reserve the username at some point. This week, finally, I received the long awaited email with a personalized link to reserve the username. And that’s where the attention to detail came in – you’ll pay $ 10 per month for the service. You are now sharing the credit card details, but you will be charged after a few weeks when you are prompted to start using Beeper with the username you have reserved for yourself. It’s the same price whether you sign up on Android or iPhone. There’s also the option of paying a year in advance, that’s $ 120 right away, which the good folks at Beeper say will put you up the waitlist even further. I paid the $ 10 fee to get on the waitlist because paying for the whole year really didn’t match the risk appetite too much.
So what do I get for $ 10 a month with Beeper and why would I at least recommend you try this too? The notification clutter pictured above is the main reason an app brings all of your messaging apps together in one place. Beeper isn’t a messaging app per se – what it does, it brings all your existing accounts together under one roof, as one app that you open to read and reply to all chats from all related apps. . Right now, you can integrate WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, Apple iMessage, Slack, Skype, Twitter, Instagram, Android Messages, IRC, Matrix, Discord, and Beeper network in one app. That’s about most of the popular instant messaging apps checked, although it’s worth noting that Chinese-owned WeChat and Line are still not among the supported apps.
Beeper indicates that once the username is reserved, the wait begins. Each week, they will invite more and more people to start using the service. When it is my turn, I will have 30 days to create my account and start using Beeper, otherwise the username will be released again. The app is cross-platform and is available for Apple iPhone, iPad, Android phones, Apple macOS devices, Microsoft Windows computing devices, and Linux. That being said, getting iMessage to work on Android phones requires some nifty workarounds. There will be filters for the Beeper inbox, the ability to search all chat networks as well as snooze or archive messages. The developers of Beeper say there is no free subscription level at the moment, although there are plans to introduce a trial option later this year. Beeper is also getting a dark mode with the next app update, which means Beeper users have something cool to look forward to.
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