Briar 1.4 – Offline sharing, message transfer via SD cards and USB sticks

Re:Briar 1.4 – Offline sharing, message transfer via SD card... by ComodoHacker on Monday November 15, 2021 @12:04PM (#29229612)

What I'd like to have is easy offline media files sharing across as many phone models as possible. Basically a free open-source alternative to ShareIt. Why it doesn't exist yet? Does ShareIt use some hidden and/or proprietary APIs?

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Re:Briar 1.4 – Offline sharing, message transfer via SD card... by nanomonkey on Monday November 15, 2021 @12:49PM (#29230168)

I do this with the Manyverse app, which uses the Secure Scuttlebutt p2p gossip protocol.

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Re:Briar 1.4 – Offline sharing, message transfer via SD card... by sebkur on Monday November 15, 2021 @02:12PM (#29231314)

if "on the local lan" is offline enough for you, take a look at kde connect, connects all your devices with file transfer, cross-device copy'n'paste etc.

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Re:Briar 1.4 – Offline sharing, message transfer via SD card... by ComodoHacker on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @04:08AM (#29238471)

By "offline" I mean not using any external infrastructure at all. Use Wi-Fi/bluetooth/whatever both devices are capable of and set it up as needed. I want to walk up to a person anywhere and share photos/videos I've just made with them.

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Re:Briar 1.4 – Offline sharing, message transfer via SD card... by urtrs on Monday November 15, 2021 @12:16PM (#29229750)

TrebleShot was similar but it is deprecated now.

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