Apple provide an encrypted messaging system in the name of #iMessage that allows Apple users to send end to end encrypted message. Recently a developer came up with the solution to send iMessages to Android phones.
It needs a Mac or iMac for messaging. The service is not provided by Apple officially and is done by a developer through a smart little hack.
The name of the code he developed is known as #PieMessage. It needs a OS X client as a server to route the messages to an Android phone. The entire work is done by Mac systems.
It receives the Apple script to capture iMessages as they arrive on the system and then uses Java app to scoop the message. It then forward it to the Android phone which will inturn display in the custom application.
The limitations are one can't send group message but can receive one and it will not show "typing" message. Apple may block this service in near future as it may cause risk.
The developer released PoC for public reference and also the code is available online through GitHub.
P.S: The post is to create awareness and not to be misused.
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