Is OpenBubbles a safe app to use? It allows for iMessages on Android

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I just randomly discovered the app OpenBubbles, which apparently allows you to send iMessages from an Android phone. The app is apparently open-sourced, and claims to protect your privacy.

I had an iPhone years ago, and despite no longer having one, I still maintain my Apple ID and iCloud account. Most of my phone contacts are saved there, as I don’t save contacts on Android.

I have friends who use iPhone but are reluctant to use Signal, and yet are on WhatsApp, which I don’t want to use to talk to them. iMessage is arguably better for privacy than WhatsApp, hence I was hoping that with OpenBubbles I could message my friends on iMessage from my Android phone with my Apple ID account.

Has anyone ever used it? Is it safe?

Enabling OpenBubbles requires a Mac to set up, which I have access to through a relative. OpenBubble claims that none of my Apple ID infor will be saved on the Mac.

I would appreciate your feedback on this.

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As long as OpenBubbles is running only on your hardware, you should be somewhat safe from data collection.

However, I emphasize that Signal is the best way forward. OpenBubbles should be considered harm reduction at best.

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and even then RCS exist on Apple devices and on the android side it’s google messages and samsung