briar issueshttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues2022-09-30T16:49:55Zhttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1030Using app without Tor (direct p2p with internet)2022-09-30T16:49:55ZRUsing app without Tor (direct p2p with internet)Using app without Tor (direct p2p with internet)Using app without Tor (direct p2p with internet)https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1027Titles for blog posts2020-11-19T13:49:41ZakwizgranTitles for blog postsA tester asked for the ability to add a title to a blog post.A tester asked for the ability to add a title to a blog post.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1023Contact did not appear online for 30 minutes2020-11-19T14:21:26ZakwizgranContact did not appear online for 30 minutesA tester reported that Briar took 30 minutes to recognise that a contact was online.
This might be a connectivity issue, or it could be related to the polling interval.A tester reported that Briar took 30 minutes to recognise that a contact was online.
This might be a connectivity issue, or it could be related to the polling interval.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1022Tester was confused by overlay warning2020-11-19T14:24:07ZakwizgranTester was confused by overlay warningA tester was confused by the overlay warning. The apps listed in the warning weren't running. Should the tester have uninstalled them? Eventually the tester was able to get past the warning by switching apps a couple of times.A tester was confused by the overlay warning. The apps listed in the warning weren't running. Should the tester have uninstalled them? Eventually the tester was able to get past the warning by switching apps a couple of times.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1017Add sdcard external storage support2020-11-19T14:30:34ZlharkAdd sdcard external storage supportHello,
If I understand the idea of briar correctly, all the messages/blogs that I'll ever receive will be store locally on my phone.
However, as a non-negligeable number of other users, my phone has a very limited internal storage avail...Hello,
If I understand the idea of briar correctly, all the messages/blogs that I'll ever receive will be store locally on my phone.
However, as a non-negligeable number of other users, my phone has a very limited internal storage available (400Mb), and I fear that using briar regularly will slowly fill up that space until I either unistall the app or I becomes unusable.
I know there are ways to force installation of an app on the external storage, but this solution amounts more to a hack and doesn't guarantee that the app in question will continue working correctly.
I see two solutions to this problem:
* make briar in its entirety movable to the sdcard
* add an option to chose between internal and external storage.
If that's relevant, my phone is running CM11 (android 4.4)
Thank you very much for the work you put into this project :)https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1014No notifications for new messages2020-11-19T14:33:52ZakwizgranNo notifications for new messagesA user reported that no notifications are shown for new messages.
"Problem is, there is no notification if a new message comes. I pushed every button. No notification ever. And no ringtone or message beep. Plus, the internet data symbol...A user reported that no notifications are shown for new messages.
"Problem is, there is no notification if a new message comes. I pushed every button. No notification ever. And no ringtone or message beep. Plus, the internet data symbol is off but the message can be send because internet data is on. The good thing is, every message arrives fast."
Possibly a duplicate of #994?https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1013Private blog posts2022-11-18T17:24:07ZakwizgranPrivate blog postsA user asked for the ability to choose which contacts a blog post is shared with. For example, some posts might only be shared with family members.
The UX for this might involve showing a visibility option when writing a post, and showi...A user asked for the ability to choose which contacts a blog post is shared with. For example, some posts might only be shared with family members.
The UX for this might involve showing a visibility option when writing a post, and showing some kind of private post indicator in place of the reblog button for private posts.
This would require changes to the sync API, as currently a message can be shared with all contacts in a group or none, but not with a subset. However the wire protocol would be unaffected.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1005Create a bot for testing2020-11-19T14:40:17ZakwizgranCreate a bot for testingA tester asked for a bot to be set up to allow messaging features to be tested.A tester asked for a bot to be set up to allow messaging features to be tested.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1003RSS feeds served by Cloudflare fail to import due to captcha page2021-11-24T17:04:00ZakwizgranRSS feeds served by Cloudflare fail to import due to captcha pageA user reported that the following feed fails to import: https://blog.fefe.de/rss.xml
A quick test confirms that there's no error message, but no posts appear. The RSS feed appears in the list of feeds, with the expected title. Maybe th...A user reported that the following feed fails to import: https://blog.fefe.de/rss.xml
A quick test confirms that there's no error message, but no posts appear. The RSS feed appears in the list of feeds, with the expected title. Maybe there's an issue with parsing the feed? The items have no dates.
(Note: The issue of feeds without dates has been moved to #1708.)https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1000Testers had to pair phones via Bluetooth to add each other as contacts2020-11-15T10:50:05ZakwizgranTesters had to pair phones via Bluetooth to add each other as contacts* User feedback: "Took us some time to figure out that we have to first pair our phones via Bluetooth before trying to add a contact."
* Android version: 7.1.2
* Briar version: 0.16.2* User feedback: "Took us some time to figure out that we have to first pair our phones via Bluetooth before trying to add a contact."
* Android version: 7.1.2
* Briar version: 0.16.2https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/999Export information that can be used to authenticate a Briar identity2020-11-19T14:46:16ZakwizgranExport information that can be used to authenticate a Briar identityA tester asked for the ability to publish something like a public key for their Briar identity on their website or Twitter account.A tester asked for the ability to publish something like a public key for their Briar identity on their website or Twitter account.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/996Feedback to the "Blog" function2022-11-18T17:24:07ZHenrie SchmidtFeedback to the "Blog" functionHey developers!
Thx for your great work! I really love Briar!
I tested the Blog function of Briar and want to give you some feedback (from my point of view).
Is it possible to group the blog entries in some way? E.g. username -> blog e...Hey developers!
Thx for your great work! I really love Briar!
I tested the Blog function of Briar and want to give you some feedback (from my point of view).
Is it possible to group the blog entries in some way? E.g. username -> blog entry -> comments? The current implementation, where I can see all entries of all my contacts in chronological order is in my opinion really confusing. Also the fact that each blog entry is repeated with each comment is too much.
I really would appreciate that I can see a list of my contacts, click on one contact and see a list of blog entries from this contact, click on a blog entry and can read the contents and the comments.
If you have a lot of contacts with lot of blog entries and lot of comments, the phone is constantly notifiying about new entries. I think this will be eventually really tedious.
Best regards
Jenshttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/988WTF: Briar Mailing list is blocking net neutrality(or tor users)2021-02-04T14:24:18ZqywltgxwWTF: Briar Mailing list is blocking net neutrality(or tor users)Briar is a project that should allow people to be able to talk with each other by respecting their freedom. Thats great and thats why i liked to join the mailing list.
The mailing list itself is blocking me from registration. It tells me...Briar is a project that should allow people to be able to talk with each other by respecting their freedom. Thats great and thats why i liked to join the mailing list.
The mailing list itself is blocking me from registration. It tells me, that i cant register and my registration would have triggered some account blocking.
This is fully against the philosophy of the Briar project.
How to reproduce:
1. Open tor browser
2. Go to https://www.guerrillamail.com to get a free email
3. Go to https://sourceforge.net/projects/briar/lists/briar-devel/index and enter the email you got before and follow the steps. It then asks you to make the famous spam-check with choosing pictures probably every tor users knows from daily use.
At the end when you have successfully done this test, it reports on the top right corner that it have not created the account.
4. Confirm this bugreport with "same net neutrality or tor-blocking here".
Please fix this. Such blocking of anonymous people on a anonymous-supporting project is just crazy.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/985Encrypted voice communication (voice/video calls)2022-10-26T19:35:27ZTorrio TorrioEncrypted voice communication (voice/video calls)It would be nice to have encrypted voice communication over Tor, if latency is the issue it could function like a simplex walkie talkie where you have to press a PTT button to speak and than depress the button and wait for the response.It would be nice to have encrypted voice communication over Tor, if latency is the issue it could function like a simplex walkie talkie where you have to press a PTT button to speak and than depress the button and wait for the response.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/983Explain why the app asks for certain permissions or privileges2021-01-15T14:18:37ZSok PuppetteExplain why the app asks for certain permissions or privilegesI just installed this from Google Play and was presented with an intimidating list of privileges.
I don't *want* the app to know about my WiFi environment (or even to know whether I'm on WiFi or not; turning off Tor on WiFi is at best a...I just installed this from Google Play and was presented with an intimidating list of privileges.
I don't *want* the app to know about my WiFi environment (or even to know whether I'm on WiFi or not; turning off Tor on WiFi is at best a misfeature anyway). I have no intention of *ever* using Bluetooth for anything chat related, including contact exchange, and I don't want any unnecessary programs to have access to it. I'm unlikely to ever send a picture with it, and would prefer that it have no ability to capture any images or audio from the environment. I have no idea what the "app history" permission or whatever it is is for, but other than OrBot I don't see why your app should have any knowledge of anything that's going on.
All of those privileges just add attack surface. The Android platform is already scary enough without giving away extra information to a program whose whole purpose is to communicate with potentially hostile remote entities.
I understand that you may have features that rely on those privileges, and that some/many/most users may want those features... but as I understand it the new "right" way to do that on Android is to ask for the privilege when the user actually tries to use the feature. Given that you're a privacy app, I'd also suggest that you clearly explain the risks and justifications when you ask.
Thanks for the hard work on the app, by the way.CleopatraCleopatrahttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/974Show Onboarding for new Forums and Groups2020-11-19T15:07:21ZTorsten GroteShow Onboarding for new Forums and GroupsWhen a user first created a forum or a private group, we should show an onboarding screen that includes and action to open the sharing/invite screen.When a user first created a forum or a private group, we should show an onboarding screen that includes and action to open the sharing/invite screen.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/958Importing RSS Feed, UX considerations2020-11-19T15:15:13ZErnir ErlingssonImporting RSS Feed, UX considerations1. We should close the keyboard after the user has pressed the import button
2. One user imported a large RSS feed and before it finished his screen turned off, he had a short setting for an active screen but we should maybe consider met...1. We should close the keyboard after the user has pressed the import button
2. One user imported a large RSS feed and before it finished his screen turned off, he had a short setting for an active screen but we should maybe consider methods to keep the screen on while something is loading, there the device is usually not really idle but the user is simply waiting for the loading to finish before continuing.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/924Tester thought tap target onboarding was a bug2020-11-15T10:43:00ZakwizgranTester thought tap target onboarding was a bugA tester thought the tap target onboarding for the introduction feature was a bug - she held up her phone and asked "Is it meant to look like that?".
Perhaps we should consider using a less bold design, or changing the parameters so tha...A tester thought the tap target onboarding for the introduction feature was a bug - she held up her phone and asked "Is it meant to look like that?".
Perhaps we should consider using a less bold design, or changing the parameters so that the target appears more gradually.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/922Emoji in forum and group names2020-11-19T15:24:18ZakwizgranEmoji in forum and group namesA tester asked to be able to use emoji in forum and group names. (This is possible with an emoji keyboard, but not otherwise.)A tester asked to be able to use emoji in forum and group names. (This is possible with an emoji keyboard, but not otherwise.)https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/921Contact seemed to remain online after phone was reused2020-11-19T15:25:24ZakwizgranContact seemed to remain online after phone was reusedThis issue arose in user testing when one of the devices was reused by another tester.
User A with device X and user B with device Y added each other as contacts. Then user C took over device Y and created a new account. User A continue...This issue arose in user testing when one of the devices was reused by another tester.
User A with device X and user B with device Y added each other as contacts. Then user C took over device Y and created a new account. User A continued to see user B as online.
This may have been caused by a Bluetooth channel remaining open between the devices, causing user A to think that a connection to user B was still open. Perhaps a subsequent connection between user A and user C either reused the channel or otherwise caused it to remain open rather than timing out, or perhaps the Bluetooth stack on device X simply doesn't time out connections in a reasonable time.
If any of those speculations are right, we should work out how to avoid relying on Bluetooth to time out the connection and time out after a reasonable time in the Bramble stack instead.
We should also check that Bluetooth connections are being disposed of properly when they're closed.