Instead of relying on a traditional Wi-Fi router or access point, Bitchat COULD leverage Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer. This allows Wi-Fi-enabled devices to connect directly to each other. One device essentially acts as a "soft access point" while others connect to it. Although this would make engineering a real pain in the ass, Device Compatibility and OS Support headaches, Your phones power consumption would go up, Apple's iOS has more restrictions on developer access to low-level Wi-Fi networking features compared to Android, Managing which device acts as a "group owner" and ensuring smooth transitions in a dynamic mesh could be challenging. 🤷