This not only means that Apple can’t just block them by IP address, but also that they get to keep the “secret sauce” on their servers (and potentially just run Apple code: there are some parts of the process in Apple’s client code that is highly obfuscated).Įvery packet from Apple is forwarded to 222.77.191.206, which then sends back exactly what data to send to Apple (along with extra packets that I presume tell the client what’s happening so it can update its UI). I don’t know if anyone else has seen this program yet, but as far as I can tell the way it works is that the client does directly connect to Apple, but the data is all processed on the developer’s server in China. Jay Freeman aka saurik, founder of Cydia, the unofficial App Store for jailbreak iOS devices provides some insight of how the app works on his Google+ page: The worrying aspect of the app is that, it is not just a rip off of Apple’s iMessage service, but it also allows Android users to use iMessage using their Apple ID, which raises serious security issues. However, please stay away as the app hasn’t been developed by Apple. A new app called iMessage Chat has hit the Play Store that brings iMessage – Apple’s free messaging service to Android devices.
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