Sunbird relaunched its iMessage app for Android users after three years away

The company claims it has addressed the security flaws that shut down its operation in 2023.

by Stevie Bonifield

Aug 5, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC

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Sunbird Messaging is back on the Google Play Store, offering Android users blue bubble privileges in iMessage complete with reactions and high quality videos for $2.99 a month. Apple and Google have made cross platform messaging better in recent years with support for RCS, but Android users can still cause issues in iMessage group chats, like breaking reactions and replies.

Android Authority reports that after Sunbird shut down nearly three years ago due to security issues, the company saysits new setup addresses those, and that “Any message moving through our infrastructure is protected in...

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