The Google Play Store has removed Nothing’s grandiose chat app, which was created in partnership to close the divide between Android and iMessage, because of concerns regarding privacy. Nothing Chat’s beta version has been taken out of the Play Store until the next update to address numerous bugs, the business has formally announced.
Nevertheless, a number of reports testing the previous release of Nothing Chat have noted that the application was built using the antiquated HTTP connection type rather than the more recent HTTPS, which provides content encryption by default, and that it lacked fundamental security precautions like encryption from end to end.
Text.com founder Kishan Bagaria claims in a post on X that Nothing Chats has multiple security flaws, including sending credentials over HTTP in simple text and storing all in- and out-going texts in plain text, allowing service provider Sunbird to view and obtain text chats.
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Nothing Chat initially appeared to be a viable solution that would enable Android smartphone users to enjoy the “blue bubble” on an Android device and utilise the majority of iMessage functionality. Only recently, though, did Apple announce that iMessage will soon support the Rich Communication Services protocol, allowing iPhone users to send messages as well as share multimedia content with Android users without any trouble at all. This almost eliminates the need for third-party services such as Nothing Chat.
Previous sources also mentioned that these communications are not stored on the server by Nothing or Sunbird, instead, a Mac mini situated on a server centre will handle the message routing. The business further stated that the iCloud credentials would be protected and the user account would be cancelled after two weeks of inactivity.
Texts.com Outlines Security Risks in Nothing’s App, Says:
Sending your credentials to external services poses a substantial risk. It’s crucial to remain vigilant about your information and carefully evaluate the security consequences of sharing any. When we send our Apple ID to an external service, we not only entrust them with our messages but also risk compromising our photos, videos, contacts, notes, keychain, and more if the third party faces a security breach.
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