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There’s a new iMessage for Android app — and it actually works(www.theverge.com)

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It requires a google account though so I can’t use it :(

I don’t really understand why they insist on that as it doesn’t seem to use google otherwise. I do have google play services, just no account logged in (which is not necessary for things like push to work!)

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Yep notifications require google play services installed. They do not require a google account or being signed in to one. It’s based on the device ID alone. I don’t have a google ID on my phone and push messages work just fine.

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