And more is better so people get used to using them and skip the telcos and other stuff that can be tracked
Okay. But one of my points still stands that there are already a bunch of p2p Bluetooth-based messaging apps out there.
lepinkainen@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Jason2357@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
None of them cross the line yet to be “good enough” in practice for all the use cases of an offline messenger. Briar is probably the best, but not useful if even one of your group is on iOS.
ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 2 days ago
That’s a good point. And to add to it, I’ve tried using Briar as an emergency option if there’s no Internet. And there seems to be a massive flaw in that scenario: you need the Internet to authenticate yourself on the app. So if there’s no Internet it’s useless. I just tried switching off WiFi and 5G on my phone and yup, can’t log in, so can’t use it.