https://www.solosoft.dev/tags/continuity/Recent content in Continuity on SoloSoftHugoen-usSun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.solosoft.dev/post/tether-imessage-linux-iphone/Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.solosoft.dev/post/tether-imessage-linux-iphone/<h1 id="tether-imessage-sms-and-apple-continuity-on-linux--no-mac-required">Tether: iMessage, SMS, and Apple Continuity on Linux — No Mac Required</h1> <p>For years, the one thing keeping Linux users tied to a MacBook wasn&rsquo;t the software — it was the <strong>blue bubbles</strong>.</p> <p>Zack Bartel moved to Linux full-time and found he missed almost nothing from macOS. Almost. The one thing he kept wishing for was Apple&rsquo;s <strong>Continuity</strong>: iMessage and SMS from the computer, file sharing, clipboard sync, notifications — and especially that magic moment when an OTP code from Mail or Messages <strong>autofills into the login form</strong> you&rsquo;re waiting on.</p> <p>So he built <strong>Tether</strong> — an open-source, MIT-licensed bridge that brings Continuity to Linux+iPhone, no Mac relay required. It hit HN with <strong>450 points and 178 comments</strong> and was instantly recognized as the missing piece of Apple lock-in.</p>