Posted Jul 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM UTCDPeer-to-peer over peer-to-peer.Bitchat, the peer-to-peer encrypted messaging app that sends messages over Bluetooth LE, can now itself be sent from one Android device to another — no internet or Google Play Store required. This is a big deal, considering India’s recent attempts to ban the app from Github. If this isn’t cypherpunk, I don’t know what is.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.David Imel
Peer-to-peer over peer-to-peer.
Bitchat, the peer-to-peer encrypted messaging app that sends messages over Bluetooth LE, can now itself be sent from one Android device to another — no internet or Google Play Store required. This is a big deal, considering India’s recent attempts to ban the app from Github. If this isn’t cypherpunk, I don’t know what is. [Media: https://twitter.com/callebtc/status/2082106744788955310]
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