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Re:Briar: Peer to Peer Encrypted Messaging by kragen on Friday March 14, 2025 @10:15PM (#43369336)
> The big problem with things like Briar is that you can't install it after the internet has been turned off AND it is already unpopular

Sideloading an .apk is supported in all Android versions, right? Even without internet access? Is something more needed to install Briar?

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Re:Briar: Peer to Peer Encrypted Messaging by stevenwalton on Friday March 14, 2025 @11:43PM (#43369799)
Sure, but this doesn't really scale very well. Distributing those APKs without internet access is pretty hard.
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Re:Briar: Peer to Peer Encrypted Messaging by ruined on Saturday March 15, 2025 @01:44AM (#43370283)
you can distribute it via the same mechanism which distributes your messages
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Re:Briar: Peer to Peer Encrypted Messaging by eredengrin on Saturday March 15, 2025 @04:03AM (#43370874)
Briar already has this built in via the "Share this app offline" feature. It starts a wifi hotspot from which people can download the apk.
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Re:Briar: Peer to Peer Encrypted Messaging by folmar on Saturday March 15, 2025 @03:26PM (#43374633)
Also Fdroid has support for local distribution and discovery for offline scenarios.
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