Probably had to be extra careful to test. MDM software software might get glitched out.
Comment on Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage app
gregorum@lemm.ee 1 year ago
“Oh, what’s this unauthorized bullshit on our servers?”
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Toes@ani.social 1 year ago
drislands@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m really curious about how it was detected, how it was different from Apple devices. If nothing else I’m looking forward to reading about how that all worked.
AProfessional@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It is usually easy to detect a specific client. Like even if you ignore the keys there are dozens of little details like the TLS fingerprint of whatever library they use not matching iOS. Things that are easy to miss and sometimes hard to bypass. Then there are heuristics on how it is used is likely unique.
LinuxSBC@lemm.ee 1 year ago
From what I understand, their guess is that Apple is now checking if the device also has support for other services, such as FaceTime. Beeper Mini and pypush don’t pretend to support FaceTime, so it breaks.
wrath_of_grunge@kbin.social 1 year ago
same. there seems to be a lot of people that don't realize some things don't get done, not because they're impossible, but because as soon as they do it a company will put a stop to it.
it's like cracking a Xbox or something. the very next patch will render the method obsolete and nonviable. when i heard this workaround was coming for Android, my immediate reaction was how long it would last before Apple just changed something so that it doesn't work.
skeezix@lemmy.world 1 year ago
My bum has a crack, can they fix that?
KISSmyOS@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Back it up and I’ll patch your gaping security hole, sweetheart.
LinuxSBC@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Their hope was that they got close enough to an actual Apple device that breaking it would break Apple devices. It turns out they weren’t close enough, but they could be with a few improvements.