Photon isn't the optimal iMessage bridge for a Mac user — but it IS the optimal 'phone-to-desktop-app-when-away-from-Mac' tool, because it's the channel that already reaches the Hermes gateway. Optimality is multi-axis. Judging a tool by one axis (Mac-native Messages.app is better for Mac iMessage) can blind you to why it's still the right pick on the axis that matters.
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