So there is this app claiming on-device iMessage functionality on Android. Seems cool but only has subscription based pricing. Does anyone know of a way to circumvent this?

Edit: I found this but it seems a bit dodgy

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    11 months ago

    I am an iPhone user among a school of half-and-half iPhone and Android users. None of the iPhone users I’ve met care what bubbles you blow and while I have some friends that do prefer iMessage (when possible) we have all accepted that it’s not cross-platform and a lot of people just use alternatives.

    The bubble obsession is just a lie that tech news uses to sensationalize RCS marketing. While the point of cross-platform still stands, nobody cares about bubbles. At most we just talk about how sending SMS costs extra money than data one already has for some people.

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      11 months ago

      It wasn’t a lie from tech marketing, people genuinely acted this way.

      It has faded a lot in the last decade, but it was definitely a prevalent mindset from people my age around 2010.

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      11 months ago

      Really, it’s a lie that I’ve heard from people I know?

      We have people of all ages in our family, and we hear the bubble issue, especially from younger folks.

      Please tell me again how it’s a lie.