https://github.com/chrisballinger/BLEMeshChat

Bluetooth LE Mesh Chat for iOS and Android
https://github.com/chrisballinger/BLEMeshChat

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Bluetooth LE Mesh Chat for iOS and Android

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/chrisballinger/BLEMeshChat
• Owner: chrisballinger
• License: mpl-2.0
• Created: 2014-10-10T23:03:14.000Z (about 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-05-25T11:34:08.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-09T16:22:50.610Z (6 months ago)
• Language: Objective-C
• Homepage:
• Size: 648 KB
• Stars: 488
• Watchers: 44
• Forks: 93
• Open Issues: 7
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# [BLEMeshChat](https://github.com/chrisballinger/BLEMeshChat) [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/chrisballinger/BLEMeshChat.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/chrisballinger/BLEMeshChat)

[![Screenshot](https://i.imgur.com/z8lEdPMm.png)](https://i.imgur.com/z8lEdPM.png)

Bluetooth LE mesh chat prototype for iOS. [Android version over here](https://github.com/onlyinamerica/blemeshchat).

## Goals

* Use the Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy APIs on iOS and Android to allow for pairing-free promiscuous background synchronization for anyone with a protocol-compatible app installed.

* Be a 100% sneakernet protocol, with absolutely no internet functionality.

* Use modern crypto (via libsodium) that's tailored to the limitations of BLE and an ultra-high latency, unreliable sneakernet.

* Implement a familiar and friendly Twitter-style UI/UX with a public feed, replies, reposts and (maybe) direct messaging.

* Only show Gravatar-style avatars and hashes for other's identities until you verify keys in person, and somehow make this process seem enjoyable.

## Protocol

There's still a lot of unsolved problems, but we're close to a working prototype. For more information about the current draft protocol, check out the [Bluetooth LE Mesh Chat Spec](https://github.com/chrisballinger/BLEMeshChat/wiki) wiki.

## Attribution

* Icons 8 [GPS Receiving](http://icons8.com/icons/#!/1098/gps_receiving)

* Icons 8 [Wifi](http://icons8.com/icons/#!/172/wifi)

## License

MPL 2.0