Would be amazing if bitchat could send the apk to another user's phone over bluetooth
Discussion
via bitchat?
Yes, like the app came with a package so that in grid down no internet you could share the app
you're going to send bitchat via bitchat to another user who doesn't have bitchat you mean?
yes, would be cool for a bitchat user to tap "send bitchat" and drop it onto another device without it, like an airdrop but a "bitdrop"
Maybe you can share an apk another way from a phone to another phone but may be simple for not techy user to share the app when you can't download it in a grid down.
well, can't it be done via Bluetooth? only the download is slower
I don't know if my suggestion was retard or not 🤣
Briar does something like this, tried it once, was a little rough around the edges, but it worked.
Yes true, Briar is also able to do this and has worked over bluetooth for years. I would seriously prefer Briar over Bitchat for this internet-is-down use case.
I'm all for multiple options, but I'd agree in this case, Briar has been used in the field for years, and has all the necessary features. It's the only offline messenger that's ready to go right now.
Yes, it would be great, even needed for such use cases. F-Droid have (has? didn't try for a long time) this option to share the F-Droid apk over bluetooth and then host a kind of local repo to allow anyone on the same local network to download apk of the app you have installed, without internet.