bitchat
Chat with people nearby over a Bluetooth mesh: no internet, no phone number, no accounts.
What you can do with it
- Message friends at a festival with no signal
- Stay in touch during a network outage
- Chat privately without signing up to anything
Worth knowingRange grows with the number of phones nearby relaying messages.
Getting started
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