My only complaints with it are that there’s no iOS app, which cut down the userbase significantly, and that there’s no easy way to migrate / export a profile and and existing contacts between devices.
And I wish I could set a Briar mailbox node (without the encryption key, so that if compromised you can’t read anything meaningful) on a VPS to receive messages when my app is offline. Right now the only way to accomplish this is with another Android device.
I’ve found Jami from another comment a few hours ago, but I haven’t downloaded it yet. But I think it expects an existing internet/network connection, where Briar seems to be focused on getting messages across through any means available.
Are you familiar with Briar?
Works over internet, TOR, local wifi, bluetooth, even “sneakernet”.
No I’m not. Looking foward to reading this
I’ve never used it, but I’ve heard of “Jami” that is supposed to operate in a similar fashion.
My only complaints with it are that there’s no iOS app, which cut down the userbase significantly, and that there’s no easy way to migrate / export a profile and and existing contacts between devices.
And I wish I could set a Briar mailbox node (without the encryption key, so that if compromised you can’t read anything meaningful) on a VPS to receive messages when my app is offline. Right now the only way to accomplish this is with another Android device.
I’ve found Jami from another comment a few hours ago, but I haven’t downloaded it yet. But I think it expects an existing internet/network connection, where Briar seems to be focused on getting messages across through any means available.
Is that still in development? The desktop client at least looks like it hasn’t been updated in quite some time.
AFAIK, yes. Latest release is from March of this year, and they have commits as of a month ago.