[dinobones]

"I remember doing similar tricks when I was a kid. Nowadays I simply won't even care trying. The problem clearly isn't supposed to be solved this way."

This level of snark is undeserved, and a subtle amount of bitterness/jealousy leaks through.

Even if this stops working, this was a fantastic exercise to learn and practice reverse engineering.

"The problem clearly isn't supposed to be solved this way." No duh, there is no public iMessage API and not even the EU can make that happen. There is nothing wrong with *hacking* a solution to a problem.

"Software development is about doing the things the right way, not exercising in futility." LOL what? Okay thanks Agent Smith, have fun at your BigCo job installing Norton antivirus and pinging me about updating my laptop every 2 weeks.

[zer0zzz]

I think the engineering on this project is a great step forward, I am not a lawyer but I think it’s possibly actually especially a step forward if Apple pulls the plug on this because it will add that much more ammunition to the case regulators have against Apple using their services as gatekeepers.

[wizerdrobe]

> "I remember doing similar tricks when I was a kid. Nowadays I simply won't even care trying. The problem clearly isn't supposed to be solved this way."

For some, being a hacker is a fashion and a phase. Much like being a punk.

[nrb]

> Even if this stops working, this was a fantastic exercise to learn and practice reverse engineering.

I agree in principle, but I’d try to avoid running afoul of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act against one of the most deep-pocketed legal teams in the history of capitalism.

Extremely impressive work, but whether it’s worth the potential risk is another story, personally speaking.