🔥 release: bitchat for android 0.8. this is a big one.
bitchat now uses more secure noise xx handshakes for private message encryption with forward secrecy. the mesh is now more reliable too.
try it out with your friends! pic shows ios interop because it's so pretty. apk link below.
https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/releases/tag/0.8
I suggest changing app name
from: bitchat.apk
to: pretty.apk
😉
Lmao, my friends run away screaming with a UI/UX like that :haha:
they probably also say: "I have nothing to hide, so why use encrypted offline chat at all" they also think the US Dollar is an asset class.
1) We indeed have little to hide. In fact all the most trustworthy, honest people I know are like that.
Think about who needs super secret encrypted comms most. It's not the people acting in good faith. It's the deceiving liars caught up in vice and self worship.
2) We store treasures up in heaven. Focusing on assets in this life is ngmi.
3) I was just talking about the obvious nerdy UI, take it easy with the offenses.
LMAO, how can I offend you when you just confirmed exactly what I said? So you and your NPC pals are out here handing out your Socials, credit card numbers, and browser history too, huh?
Saying 'I have nothing to hide' is like saying 'I don’t need free speech because I have nothing to say.' Privacy isn't about secrecy, it’s about control.
In a world of surveillance capitalism, data leaks, and creeping authoritarianism, wanting encrypted comms and a locked-down network isn’t paranoia, it’s baseline awareness.
Crypto isn’t just about money anymore, it’s about sovereignty. Your home internet setup should be as armored as your wallet.
Stay ignorant, its a virtue nowadays.
Looks good nostr:nprofile1qqs9pk20ctv9srrg9vr354p03v0rrgsqkpggh2u45va77zz4mu5p6ccpzemhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejz7qgkwaehxw309a5xjum59ehx7um5wghxcctwvshszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7qrxnfk 😃 have a great weekend!
Running #bitchat
Where ya #bitchat
"Location permission is only used by Android for Bluetooth scanning"
But it's not just the location permission for the app itself, Location Services for the entire phone needs to be enabled, this seems to be always conveniently ignored or sidestepped when people ask about it.
The future of the chat 💬 life
Talking to my wife on Bitchat, this is the way.
I tested it and it seems that #bitchat is better than alternatives during mobile internet shutdowns.
what did you test it against?
Compared it with Brigefy and Briar. Brigefy is ok, but asks for internet for the first time, to create an account. Briar sees the internet and tries to use it instead of bluetooth. It's wrong behavior because during internet shutdowns (I'm from Russia) this "internet" has very limited speed, and nothing works.
Meshtastic is longer range, but does require a device purchase. Bitchat, while much shorter range, has the advantage that everyone already has a device.
wen iOS? #asknostr
This one doesn't have the wallet built in, right?
