US EditionTwitter co-founder Jack Dorsey launches a messaging app ‘Bitchat’ that works without internet
UNITED STATES, JUL 10 – BitChat enables private, encrypted messaging without internet by using Bluetooth mesh networks, with all 10,000 beta TestFlight spots filled upon launch, emphasizing offline communication.
- Jack Dorsey launched the beta of Bitchat, a decentralized peer-to-peer messaging app using Bluetooth mesh networks, and shared the project on X.
- Dorsey developed Bitchat to offer private, resilient communication without internet dependency, supported by a white paper published on GitHub.
- Bitchat routes encrypted messages hop-by-hop across nearby devices forming temporary nodes within a 30-meter Bluetooth range without requiring accounts or central servers.
- The beta test hit its 10,000-user limit on TestFlight, with Dorsey's X post amassing over 1.3 million views as testers expressed eagerness to join.
- Bitchat's launch introduces a decentralized messaging alternative that could impact current platforms by enhancing privacy and network resilience amid rising scrutiny of centralized apps.
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The messaging app, created by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, allows you to communicate without leaning on the network
Jack Dorsey’s new messaging app functions without Internet: Here’s how Bitchat works
The Twitter co-founder has launched Bitchat, a new messaging app that works offline via Bluetooth, ensuring user anonymity and privacy with end-to-end encryption. Currently in beta testing, it allows peer-to-peer messaging.
Bitchat, a message application developed by Jack Dorsey during the weekend, does not depend on the Internet -- it works via Bluetooth. It's already tested by 10,000 users.
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