| ▲ | gloxkiqcza 9 hours ago |
| There’s no app for Apple platforms making it a lot less useful. |
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| ▲ | maqp 9 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| That's probably because AFAIK Apple doesn't allow process forking, making any Tor-based messenger almost impossible to run as Tor would have to run as part of the main thread. |
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| ▲ | zenmac 8 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | but having the bluetooth part working on iOS should not be an issue right? | |
| ▲ | plasticeagle 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | This is entirely false, Apple allows the use of threads in their applications. | | |
| ▲ | maqp 7 hours ago | parent [-] | | Oh I found a better explanation >iOS doesn’t allow apps to fork subprocesses. While on the desktop Tor is running as a separate process, on iOS Tor is hacked to run as a thread inside the app itself. Therefore, you can’t have a system-wide Tor process like desktop and Android. If Tor is running in one app, and you open a different one, it’s not automagically going to start using Tor. https://www.quora.com/How-effective-is-the-Tor-app-for-iPad-... |
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| ▲ | zikduruqe 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| How about Berty? https://berty.tech/features |
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| ▲ | edent 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | "Warning: the Android app (including apk) is currently unavailable for download and use due to an ongoing essential security update." |
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| ▲ | utopiah 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| True but I assume Apple users understand they exclude themselves by demanding a "benevolent dictator" insuring they are "safe". |
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| ▲ | prmoustache 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Briar has the advantage of being usable with bluetooth and internet so it makes it much more useful. |
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| ▲ | hardran3 9 hours ago | parent [-] | | Bitchat also has internet based chat, in addition to bluetooth mesh. |
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| ▲ | jagermo 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| fair point, especially in the west. But looking at the market share, Android is probably the platform to build for, especially if you have an additional phone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_syste... |
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| ▲ | troupo 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Apple pulled similar apps from the App Store: https://www.npr.org/2019/10/10/768841864/after-china-objects... |
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| ▲ | dncornholio 6 hours ago | parent [-] | | Similar? Very different. The HKmap.live app was build and marketed directly for the protests. It tracked social media and geolocated where the police and protests were happening, etc. This is a big distinction. |
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