According to a report by MacDailyNews, Apple is looking to introduce its iMessage messaging service to Android. iMessage provides end-to-end encryption, and is one of the many key reasons why Apple users don't make the shift to Android - with no easy way to transfer messages to the new platform, or continue communicating via the service.
Interestingly, the news comes in the wake of Google's new instant messenger app Allo announcement just three weeks ago. Google unveiled this app for both iOS and Android, and it brings end-to-end encryption along with inbuilt Google Search. The branching out of iMessage could just be Apple's answer to Google's Allo - though if it intends to launch it at WWDC, it has evidently been working on the port for a while.
Currently, Apple's iMessage is a closed service which works only between iPhone, iPad, Mac, and iPod touch devices. The reported move will open up the niche service to a huge audience, something the Apple users may frown upon. The company may also leverage Apple Pay money transfers using the service.
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