Bitchat has become the most downloaded app in Uganda amid a government-ordered nationwide internet shutdown. 
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gov: *shuts down internet*
ugandan people: set up a mesh network and download the bible
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I canβt understand how they can download bitchat if they have no internet π€£
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Ugandans be like:
Wtf is that
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How do they download without Internet, I have a cousin currently working there.
Would it be possible to have audio calls over BLE mesh ?
would be much more useful if instead of a useless chat room with anonymous people and ephemeral messages (that they're probably using only to kill time)
they could have a real mesh social network with permanent content and identities and structured threading conversations if they were sending nostr posts back and forth via their bluetooths
Checkoit samiz by @KoalaSat also they could do that
they whom could do what?
Bitchat team, would love for that to be a feature.
There are much more suitable protocols like Meshtastic and MeshCore, and they already implement what youβre talking about β Store & Forward and Room Server.
could @YakiHonne do it?
nostr is better
Actually, no. JSON is pretty crappy.
ok, just do it
wow, so cocky, you're such an internet badass, I'm impressed
do you know if anyone has tried to build something like samiz over meshtastic?
I was close to that some months ago. You only need 2 extra steps:
1. An add-on to make meshtastic send and receive messages from a local relay
2. A desktop implementation for Samiz to send and receive notes to the same local relay
When I checked, 1. already existed and I implemented 80% of 2. 
We are pretty close
GitHub
Raspberry Pi app by KoalaSat Β· Pull Request #22 Β· KoalaSat/samiz
What does this PR do?
Raspberry Pi app
Checklist before merging
Install pre-commit and initialize it: pip install pre-commit, then pre-commit ins...
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The Ugandan government is now bitchatβs new marketing department lol
Any data on Iran?
Bitchat for the win! Allowing people to communicate with other humans regardless of internet access.
So that works kind of like you get sent a lot of messages that you store and distribute?
Isnβt that very memory consuming?
What the hell is bitchat PLUS
Bitchat is a decentralized, peer-to-peer messaging app launched by Jack Dorsey in July 2025. It is designed to work without the internet, cellular service, or accounts.
How it Works
β’ Offline Mesh: Uses Bluetooth to send messages directly from phone to phone. Messages "hop" across nearby devices to extend range.
β’ Nostr Integration: Uses the Nostr protocol as a fallback for global messaging when internet is available.
β’ No Identity: No phone numbers or emails required; users are anonymous by default.
β’ Resilience: Built for communication during internet blackouts, protests, or natural disasters.
β’ Payments: Supports offline Bitcoin/Lightning payments via Cashu e-cash tokens.
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