Does iMessage work on the Amoeba One?
Not mentioned by the maker.
Ways to keep iMessage with this phone
Cheapest first. Checked October 2026.
Check in when you're homeFree
Your texts wait on your iPhone until you're back.
Needs: Nothing. Catch: Nothing reaches you while you're out.
Move your number, keep iMessage on a Mac or iPadFree
Turn iMessage off, then keep it on a Mac or iPad with your Apple Account email.
Needs: A Mac or iPad. Catch: People have to message your email, not your number, and group chats need to add you again.
A forwarding app on your iPhoneFwrd: free for 15 texts a month, then $4.99 a month. PhoneLeash: from $8.99 a month.
Forwards your texts from the iPhone at home to your second phone, one way.
Needs: Your iPhone at home and on, and a second line. Catch: You can't reply from the other phone.
Decaf · Made by us$20 once
A Mac app that relays important texts from your Mac at home to your second phone. Your replies go out from your own number.
Needs: A Mac that stays awake and online, your iPhone at home with Text Message Forwarding on, and a second line for the other phone.. Catch: Only the texts it judges important are sent, and they all arrive in one thread.
Amoeba One
Keychain-sized touchscreen · Kickstarter
Keychain-sized, for leaving the house with as little as possible. It's on Kickstarter, so delivery isn't guaranteed.
- Cost
- $94–129 on Kickstarter (campaign ends Nov 27, 2026). Optional plan $15/mo
- Availability
- Estimated delivery Oct 2027
- Group chats
- Not documented.
- Maps
- Built in (maker's claim).
- WhatsApp & Signal
- Apps come only from Amoeba's own library; WhatsApp not confirmed.
- Typing
- Not documented.
- Camera & photos
- A pop-out camera (maker's claim).
- Banking & payments
- Not documented.
- Music & podcasts
- Not documented.
- Tickets & QR codes
- Not documented.
- Uber / rideshare
- Built in (maker's claim).
- Sign-in codes (2FA)
- Not documented.
- Voice notes
- Not documented.
- Video calls
- Not documented.
- Work apps & email
- Not documented.
- Hotspot
- Not documented.
- Battery
- Not documented.
- Carriers
- No US band or carrier list yet; the creator says Mint works (maker's claim).
- Returns
- No return policy. Kickstarter says rewards aren't guaranteed.
Checked October 2026 · Maker's page