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Helene survivor here. I will be spreading the word about this project and keeping some APKs for if the shit hits the fan again. FDroid being able to sync betwee

Helene survivor here. I will be spreading the word about this project and keeping some APKs for if the shit hits the fan again. FDroid being able to sync between local devices means all you need is to get fdroid onto someones phone. Wish they had an iphone app though!

Vinnl 2mo ago
Doesn't Briar itself provide functionality to share the apk via Bluetooth? So you don't even need F-Droid (though it's still good to have regardless, of course).
- lukeschlather 2mo ago
  That doesn't help you if you're the only person with the apk on their phone.
  - em-bee 2mo ago
    why not? isn't all you need just bluetooth file upload to any other phone where you want to install it?
bpicolo 2mo ago
What's the range on bluetooth? If I can reach someone via bluetooth, can't I also just talk to them? Or is it longer than I realize?
- fhn 2mo ago
  I have smartphone in pants pocket and bluetooth headphones cut off all the time if that's any indication of how good it is.
  - tehlike 2mo ago
    Never had my headphones drop off
    - throw2ih020 2mo ago
      If I put my phone in my right pocket the bluetooth module on the left side of my helmet will disconnect when I turn my motorcycle to the left
      - chislobog 2mo ago
        I wonder if one side I very low power emitter designed to connect to the other head-side unit, presumably designed to connect to your device. Some bt headphones are designed with a weak unit and strong unit.
        throw2ih020 2mo ago
        There is no left or right side to the helmet unit; the entire unit is on the left side of the helmet (right hand operates the bike's throttle, so the left hand is the free hand to operate the unit).
- dijit 2mo ago
  It's really not very far, maybe 15 meters. I'm actually super annoyed that popular devices no longer show bluetooth signal strength at all... it's completely absent from the UI. Impossible to know how well connected my headphones are when I keep hearing popping or distortion... you need special apps to realise how weak the connection actually is (and how absurdly busy the environment is: there are so many bluetooth devices around us.. it's crazy!)

Vinnl 2mo ago

Doesn't Briar itself provide functionality to share the apk via Bluetooth? So you don't even need F-Droid (though it's still good to have regardless, of course).

lukeschlather 2mo ago
That doesn't help you if you're the only person with the apk on their phone.
- em-bee 2mo ago
  why not? isn't all you need just bluetooth file upload to any other phone where you want to install it?

bpicolo 2mo ago

What's the range on bluetooth? If I can reach someone via bluetooth, can't I also just talk to them? Or is it longer than I realize?

fhn 2mo ago
I have smartphone in pants pocket and bluetooth headphones cut off all the time if that's any indication of how good it is.
- tehlike 2mo ago
  Never had my headphones drop off
  - throw2ih020 2mo ago
    If I put my phone in my right pocket the bluetooth module on the left side of my helmet will disconnect when I turn my motorcycle to the left
    - chislobog 2mo ago
      I wonder if one side I very low power emitter designed to connect to the other head-side unit, presumably designed to connect to your device. Some bt headphones are designed with a weak unit and strong unit.
      - throw2ih020 2mo ago
        There is no left or right side to the helmet unit; the entire unit is on the left side of the helmet (right hand operates the bike's throttle, so the left hand is the free hand to operate the unit).
dijit 2mo ago
It's really not very far, maybe 15 meters. I'm actually super annoyed that popular devices no longer show bluetooth signal strength at all... it's completely absent from the UI. Impossible to know how well connected my headphones are when I keep hearing popping or distortion... you need special apps to realise how weak the connection actually is (and how absurdly busy the environment is: there are so many bluetooth devices around us.. it's crazy!)