brito on Nostr: Version 0.1 of Geogram for Android has been released and can be downloaded here: ...
Version 0.1 of Geogram for Android has been released and can be downloaded here: https://github.com/radio3-network/geogram/releases/tag/0.1
In this first version, we tested off-grid communication using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) without any pairing or manual interaction, enabling communication without the internet. Instructions for installation and testing are available on the page. At least two Android phones are required to use the local chat. Please note that these are beta versions, so they work in a very unstable manner. The next step is to add off-grid communication via Wi-Fi to transmit larger amounts of data. This feature will be available in the next release.
Summary of this initiative:
Geogram is an Android app designed to enable communication and data sharing using only the radio capabilities of regular smartphones: Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The range is short (up to 50 meters). To overcome this limitation, we use a "Pigeon Mail" system. In this system, someone collects the messages within a community and carries them in their pocket until reaching a location with internet access or where the message recipients are. Each message can be encrypted and read only by the recipient. Our goal is to create a radio-digital version of pigeon mail.
And Yes: NOSTR is inside, of course :-)
In this first version, we tested off-grid communication using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) without any pairing or manual interaction, enabling communication without the internet. Instructions for installation and testing are available on the page. At least two Android phones are required to use the local chat. Please note that these are beta versions, so they work in a very unstable manner. The next step is to add off-grid communication via Wi-Fi to transmit larger amounts of data. This feature will be available in the next release.
Summary of this initiative:
Geogram is an Android app designed to enable communication and data sharing using only the radio capabilities of regular smartphones: Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The range is short (up to 50 meters). To overcome this limitation, we use a "Pigeon Mail" system. In this system, someone collects the messages within a community and carries them in their pocket until reaching a location with internet access or where the message recipients are. Each message can be encrypted and read only by the recipient. Our goal is to create a radio-digital version of pigeon mail.
And Yes: NOSTR is inside, of course :-)