Offline Messaging Apps Using Bluetooth
bluetooth Briar · 7 comments · 600 words · read ~2,664 times.
Problem: My wife and I are going on a long plane journey and don't have seats next to each other. How can we communicate? Constraints: The plane WiFi is ruinously expensive. The in-seat messaging service isn't private. We both have Android phones. Preferences: Open Source. Secure. Easy to use. Solution: Use Bluetooth messaging app Briar. The Good The app was pretty easy to set up. Enter a username and password. Grant it the permissions it needs. Then add a contact. Briar lets you send…
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