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Updated · PR Newswire · Aug 5

Sunbird Opens iMessage-to-Android App to All on Google Play With 181,000 Sign-Ups

Updated

Updated · PR Newswire · Aug 5

Sunbird Opens iMessage-to-Android App to All on Google Play With 181,000 Sign-Ups

Q: If an independent firm cleared Sunbird's security, why hasn't the company publicly named the auditors vouching for their safety?

There is no public evidence yet that Sunbird has named the auditing firm, so the company is asking users to rely on its word rather than independently verify the reviewer’s credibility. That matters because Sunbird is trying to recover from a damaging security history. The earlier version was pulled after outside researchers reported serious flaws, including exposed files and gaps between the company’s encryption claims and how data was actually handled. In that context, withholding the auditor’s identity limits the value of the assurance. Users, researchers, and potential customers cannot check the firm’s reputation, the scope of the test, when it was conducted, or whether the findings were a full audit, a penetration test, or a narrower review. There are possible benign explanations. Companies sometimes keep audit partners private for contractual, legal, or operational reasons, or to avoid turning a vendor into a target. It is also common to summarize findings publicly before releasing a fuller report later. But Sunbird has not, based on the information provided, offered that explanation or published the report itself. So the unanswered question is not whether Sunbird says it was tested; it is whether outsiders can examine who did the work and what exactly they tested. Until Sunbird discloses the firm’s name, publishes at least an executive summary, or allows independent researchers to verify its claims, skepticism is likely to remain reasonable.

3 articles · Updated · PR Newswire · Aug 5

Sunbird has opened its iMessage-to-Android app to all Google Play users, adding a live priority inbox that splits chats into Primary and Secondary tabs.
The app aims to solve gaps Apple’s 2024 RCS support did not fix, letting Android users appear as blue bubbles and fully join iMessage group chats without an Apple device or Mac.
More than 181,000 people signed up for early access, and Sunbird said about 33% of installs start a free trial while roughly 8% convert to paid plans at $2.99 a month or $24.99 a year.
Later in Q3 2026, Sunbird plans on-device AI features including Catch Me Up summaries and a built-in assistant, while WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger integration is also in late-stage development.
The rollout follows Sunbird’s relaunch after its 2023 shutdown over security concerns, with the company saying messages are encrypted, not stored on its servers, and audited with no critical vulnerabilities found.