bitchat now has regional chat, using geohashes and nostr (kind 20000). in TestFlight. https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat/releases/tag/v1.3.0
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This is getting interesting 👀
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What does this actually mean? Are these like forums you can only unlock if you have been to a certain location? (I was actually wondering if this would happen!) Can you invite people to a group event if they haven't visited the location, like an invite code to unlock?
Regional chats, based on location, identity free, using Nostr as the transport layer.
I was thinking in terms of like events. Eg door all matches or parties etc. you may want to invite someone to your Manchester United forum but they haven't been to a match but want to participate in the forum.
I was sort of hoping it was more a forum than a chatroom too lol
In the Android version you can make custom chat rooms. It's still early, time will tell.
You can teleport to any geohash from your street to the North Pole.
See geohash.softeng.co
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Oh wow. nostr:nprofile1qqsfeg9aw3g8gtt2yqcecr3af3nee8syd2wuwr5w74wzjp0zgpfrgzcpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qgewaehxw309aex2mrp0yhx6mmddaehgu3wwp5ku6e0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj75pvvxy we can chat in Antarctica once it comes to Android.
So we’re all going back to visit our alien 👽 planet ancestry. I’m in 🤩✨
Do you need all 5 digits? That’s too exact for me. I like 3-4 digits.
You can do 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.
These are all separate chatrooms.
Who cares. Jack no longer has a gf!!!
Ooo like the cheating app for Pokémon
LFG 🔥
When android...
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Can anyone send me a test flight invite?
I googled for the invite but it seems to be full https://testflight.apple.com/join/QwkyFq6z
#asknostr
I only ever get this in #Bitchat. How can I ever connect with other devices and users?
Future 🚀
Geohashes 👀
You learn something new every minute
Awesome idea
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that's awesome.
Is this not part of this release? What is the current lag with iOS version?
this new feature is going to break the internet
Thank you
No one around me.
Two people in my city but nobody in my country.
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#freedomtech #bitchat #grownostr #p2p #tools
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Guys bitchat for android is now on the google play store ₿ https://t.co/ZjaQ1WCszJ
Finally! The saga is over 🫂
No idea how it works but on android there is 0 people on it, at least from where I am. Does the android version has the geohash functionality?
Wen downstream merge?
But it was already on zapstore, what's the point of of downloading from Google?
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You are welcome!
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#gamechanger
Guess now I have to try it out.
I wonder how the geohash thing works. Does it reveal my location to the street level? If used with new nyms that's ok I guess. Or can I set the granularity in the app, so people can't triangulate my nym with any meaningful precision?
Not sure exactly what implementation he's using here, but there is a standard tag in Nostr to add a "geohash." The geohashing format has something of an arbitrary precision level; so you could be (say) 2000 mile radius, 200, 20, etc.
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I assume it's something like this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geohash#Digits_and_precision_in_km
That was a good question.
We try to reuse existing NIPs for interoperability, geohashes are expressed with the g tag.
Does this kind 20000 do that?
new nym per region
this may be the reason nos.lol disliked it.
i will modify algo a bit to be more friendly to these kind of fresh npub creating apps
nos seemed to require PoW too?
yeah when it thinks spam is starting it switches to asking for PoW for a while and then if spam is continuing it gives up and rejects.
the kind 20000 notes were considered spam because they were coming from new npubs but I need to change that. need to rate limit based on IP and allow more fresh npubs.
also, i love nos.lol so thank you for running it
thanks! i love your work too ❤️
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So with these geohashes now being sent to nostr relays, can we get a heat map or are the script kiddies already teleporting like crazy?
someone will build it
GPT5 came up with this and that made me think that if teleporting was a desired feature, such a map would be good for the app itself, so you can click where you want to teleport. But of course that also defeats the purpose of local communities. But people will teleport regardless of the feature being provided, so maybe the app should auto-detect who was ever reachable via BT and maintain these as non-teleporters. "hide teleporters" could then switch off the noise.
Excited for full IOS update!
This is AWESOME
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Ça va venir, c'est dans le pipe.
Pour l'instant la 0.8 ne fait pas grand chose que parler avec les voisins en Bluetooth.
Why is kind 20000 necessary? Isn't the geohash separate from that, like just a tag that goes onto other notes?
Amazing feature !!
I love this. Thank you! 🔥
I will be using Bitchat 🔥
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Is there a —help command or tutorial? I need a nostr:npub1rxysxnjkhrmqd3ey73dp9n5y5yvyzcs64acc9g0k2epcpwwyya4spvhnp8 on this please
Beautiful!
Alright I’m gonna spread this on major commercial construction sites.
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Just downloaded
Perfect app for chatting with others on a ✈️ with no WiFi
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Would love to learn how this works. I’m retarded.
Can I get testflight invite
So cool
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looks good. I'll probably never auth
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no thank you
Omg this is so cool
When nostr:nprofile1qqs83nn04fezvsu89p8xg7axjwye2u67errat3dx2um725fs7qnrqlgzqtdq0?
I can't figure out how to teleport to a location. Is it done by joining a channel named by the geohash?
What exactly is this in pleb terms?
This reminds me a lot of radio.garden - very cool!
Interesting grid cords 🫡 opens the doors for back coms
Can I get testflight invite, please?
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Funny i made an irc that looks just like this lmfao UI wise
Nice!
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“It’s a way to chat with people near by with out any cell or internet service”!!
It’s like 4MB. It asks no privacy permissions.
They just stare at me blankly and do nothing. 😩😤🫥
WTF!! Just download it and make the netWORK already.
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that is pretty cool and should solve the issue of not finding other user.
cannot wait for my first coffee with a random bitchatter.
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Where can I see this timestamp proof? Is there a link to a block and txid?
Is it one transcaction per proof, or is there some system to batch many proofs off-chain and just put one URL and hash in each block?
I have a vague of Peter Todd working on something with timestamps?
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can i get TestFlight invite?
When the official update?
Will someone 🙏 explain this to me like I’m five? 5️⃣ 🔻
Sure, I see the beauty in bit c hat but don’t understand how the geohashes & nostr interact. Unless it’s for finding people like Pokémon. If it’s that simple … cool. 😎 Thanks in advance ( TIA )
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Can you get start9 and umbrel to add a bitchat node app to help extend the coverage?
if there are two people in the city, how come there 0 people in the region/country?
How do I get in?
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Someone claims to be privacy conscious but then develops a privacy related app that needs location services turned on for the app to function, what word can be used to describe this person?
GPT-4o mini
The person could be described as a hypocrite. This term refers to someone who claims to have certain beliefs or values but acts in contradiction to those beliefs. In this case, advocating for privacy while developing an app that requires location services can be seen as inconsistent with their stated values.
https://theprivacyissue.com/privacy-and-society/protect-your-location-privacy
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Can an Android app connect devices over BLE without needing Location Services?
GPT-40 mini
Yes, on Android 12 and above, an app can connect to BLE devices without Location Services if it runs in the foreground and has the necessary Bluetooth permissions.
Hay uno que funcione en android?