Being p2p, network effects are even larger: you have to convince not only your own friends to install and use, but also rely on enough density in your area?

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ijustlovemath a day ago | parent | next [-]

Helene survivor here. I will be spreading the word about this project and keeping some APKs for if the shit hits the fan again. FDroid being able to sync between local devices means all you need is to get fdroid onto someones phone. Wish they had an iphone app though!

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bpicolo a day ago | parent | next [-]

What's the range on bluetooth? If I can reach someone via bluetooth, can't I also just talk to them? Or is it longer than I realize?

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dijit 21 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's really not very far, maybe 15 meters.

I'm actually super annoyed that popular devices no longer show bluetooth signal strength at all... it's completely absent from the UI.

Impossible to know how well connected my headphones are when I keep hearing popping or distortion... you need special apps to realise how weak the connection actually is (and how absurdly busy the environment is: there are so many bluetooth devices around us.. it's crazy!)

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fhn 19 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I have smartphone in pants pocket and bluetooth headphones cut off all the time if that's any indication of how good it is.

	▲	tehlike 18 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Never had my headphones drop off

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Vinnl a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Doesn't Briar itself provide functionality to share the apk via Bluetooth? So you don't even need F-Droid (though it's still good to have regardless, of course).

	▲	lukeschlather 19 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That doesn't help you if you're the only person with the apk on their phone.

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fwip a day ago | parent | prev [-]

You only need to rely on density in your area if you have no other network - it will happily use mobile data or Wifi connections if you have them.