Berty: Peer-to-peer messaging app that works with or without internet access

Are there any public forums on Briar? I'd kinda like to try out that aspect of it (and the blogs) but it suffers somewhat from a blank canvas when first setting it up :D

Edit: Looking closer I see contacts have to share forums, which is a shame. Would be nice to be able to join directly from a code.

Re: Berty: Peer-to-peer messaging app that works with or without internet access

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Post by robotmay » Wed, Jan 27, 2021, 1:16 PM UTC

Looks interesting but from what I can tell currently isn't available on app stores to immediately try out. It does at least have a nice logo which is ultimately enough to make me try something :p

I'd like to see the slew of new messengers coming out also address one of the few areas keeping people on Facebook: group event planning. There's lots of places to chat, but not many alternatives for sharing and planning events with a wider group of people. Briar seems to offer blog and forum concepts, which is interesting, but everything seems to be lacking in the "event" aspect and that's unfortunately a bit of a sticking point for a lot of Facebook users (it's primarily what I use it for, still).

Re: Berty: Peer-to-peer messaging app that works with or without internet access

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Post by Vmody2 » Wed, Jan 27, 2021, 1:21 PM UTC

Pretty cool to see non-crypto projects being built using IPFS.

Re: Berty: Peer-to-peer messaging app that works with or without internet access

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Post by dreit1 » Wed, Jan 27, 2021, 1:25 PM UTC

When will the cross platform driver be available for offline communcation. As it stands looks using the Berty will be restricted by Android to Android or iOS to iOS communication

Also what are the typical distant constraints in an offline environment

Re: Berty: Peer-to-peer messaging app that works with or without internet access

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Post by andycrawford » Wed, Jan 27, 2021, 1:29 PM UTC

Awesome. Can't wait to see the difference between berty and our own in-app messaging system at tabtimize.

Re: Berty: Peer-to-peer messaging app that works with or without internet access

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Post by lucideer » Wed, Jan 27, 2021, 1:32 PM UTC

robotmay wrote: post #4

maverick74 wrote: post #3

there is also Briar ( briarproject.org ) ;)

Are there any public forums on Briar? I'd kinda like to try out that aspect of it (and the blogs) but it suffers somewhat from a blank canvas when first setting it up :D Edit: Looking closer I see contacts have to share forums, which is a shame. Would be nice to be able to join directly from a code.

The only p2p messenger I've used that hasn't suffered too badly from "blank canvas" is Manyverse.

It's technically not a dedicated messenger (more like a p2p encrypted Facebook equivalent, with a p2p FBMessenger equivalent built-in as a side feature), but that aspect just makes it a lot easier to find people to chat with.

It's unfortunately not quite as stable/performant as Briar though (yet).

Re: Berty: Peer-to-peer messaging app that works with or without internet access

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Post by robotmay » Wed, Jan 27, 2021, 1:37 PM UTC

lucideer wrote: post #9

robotmay wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are there any public forums on Briar? I'd kinda like to try out that aspect of it (and the blogs) but it suffers somewhat from a blank canvas when first setting it up :D Edit: Looking closer I see contacts have to share forums, which is a shame. Would be nice to be able to join directly from a code.

The only p2p messenger I've used that hasn't suffered too badly from "blank canvas" is Manyverse. It's technically not a dedicated messenger (more like a p2p encrypted Facebook equivalent, with a p2p FBMessenger equivalent built-in as a side feature), but that aspect just makes it a lot easier to find people to chat with. It's unfortunately not quite as stable/performant as Briar though (yet).

I did have a bit of a play with Manyverse (and with SSB itself in the past) and it looks interesting. The lack of syncing between desktop and mobile SSB accounts is a bit of a pain which I think will hinder adoption until they come up with a solution to that.

I do worry that a lot of these newer messengers and networks are operating on a memory of what social networking was like in 2010. Quite a few at least handle photos, but few, if any, handle videos, and none that I've seen have pinched Facebook's events, which are a pretty key feature for me in convincing people to swap.