briar issueshttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues2020-11-18T02:15:37Zhttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1300Share button for RSS articles2020-11-18T02:15:37ZakwizgranShare button for RSS articlesUser feedback: "Nice RSS-Feature! I miss the "share"-button though. It is not very convenient to only share the link without the title of the article."User feedback: "Nice RSS-Feature! I miss the "share"-button though. It is not very convenient to only share the link without the title of the article."https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1299Unable to add contacts: IP address is not in LAN2020-11-18T02:17:29ZakwizgranUnable to add contacts: IP address is not in LAN* Android version: 5.1.1
* Phone model: Nubia NX512J
* Briar version: 1.0.3 (e83d8bb)
* User feedback: "Add contacts does not work."
```
"Bluetooth address" : "90:[scrubbed]:1D",
"Bluetooth address from settings" : "90:[scru...* Android version: 5.1.1
* Phone model: Nubia NX512J
* Briar version: 1.0.3 (e83d8bb)
* User feedback: "Add contacts does not work."
```
"Bluetooth address" : "90:[scrubbed]:1D",
"Bluetooth address from settings" : "90:[scrubbed]:1D",
"Bluetooth status" : "Available, enabled, connectable, not discoverable",
"Mobile data status" : "Available, enabled, not connected",
"Wi-Fi Direct" : "Supported",
"Wi-Fi address" : "37.[scrubbed].223",
"Wi-Fi status" : "Available, enabled, connected"
```
The phone is connected to wifi, but the IP address is not a LAN address.
Possibly related to #699, #1209.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1296Feature request: Use SMS as data channel for selected users2019-09-30T11:05:39ZJens KorteFeature request: Use SMS as data channel for selected usersSMS could be used as an additional data channel beside bluetooth, WLAN and internet. Briar would become a replacement for an encrypting SMS app then. Even if the signal strength is weak, SMS will be send if signal is acceptable for a sho...SMS could be used as an additional data channel beside bluetooth, WLAN and internet. Briar would become a replacement for an encrypting SMS app then. Even if the signal strength is weak, SMS will be send if signal is acceptable for a short time.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1295Briar won't connect to the internet.2018-06-13T10:06:22ZIdRather NotBriar won't connect to the internet.Briar refuses to use the Internet, when connection to my contacts. Both connecting via Bluetooth and WIFI work fine, but as soon as a contact leaves the local network I can no longer reach him, even though we both have a connection to th...Briar refuses to use the Internet, when connection to my contacts. Both connecting via Bluetooth and WIFI work fine, but as soon as a contact leaves the local network I can no longer reach him, even though we both have a connection to the Internet.
I did some testing(randomly turning WIFI and the app on and off) and within 2 hours of testing Briar did manage a connection to the Internet(the Internet-icon turned green and the contact was shown as online) once. The things I did prior to it working once were: logged out of Briar ->(closed Briar)-> turned WIFI off -> started Briar -> logged into Briar -> turned WIFI on again. Every time I tried to repeat that, it didn't work once.
Briar version: 1.0.6
Andriod version: 4.1.2
(I've written this post also as a feedback-report, in Briar itself, but realized that Briar needs an working connection to the Internet to send that, so I decided to make an account here anyways and report the bug here as well)Android 1.1akwizgranakwizgranhttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1293Tor not activated due to auth cookie not being created2018-06-26T11:05:31ZakwizgranTor not activated due to auth cookie not being created* Android version: 7.1.1
* Phone model: Sony E6653
* Briar version: 1.0.5 (183f0c5)
* User feedback: "Leider auf diesem Stand unbrauchbar"
Log extract:
```
05-24 14:55:41.910 I/TorPlugin: Starting Tor
05-24 14:55:43.653 I/TorPlugin: May...* Android version: 7.1.1
* Phone model: Sony E6653
* Briar version: 1.0.5 (183f0c5)
* User feedback: "Leider auf diesem Stand unbrauchbar"
Log extract:
```
05-24 14:55:41.910 I/TorPlugin: Starting Tor
05-24 14:55:43.653 I/TorPlugin: May 24 16:55:43.646 [notice] Tor 0.2.9.14 (git-73e1a45b461ab669) running on Linux with Libevent 2.0.22-stable, OpenSSL 1.0.2n and Zlib 1.2.8.
05-24 14:55:43.704 I/TorPlugin: May 24 16:55:43.650 [notice] Tor can't help you if you use it wrong! Learn how to be safe at https://www.torproject.org/download/download#warning
05-24 14:55:43.705 I/TorPlugin: May 24 16:55:43.653 [notice] Read configuration file \"/data/user/0/org.briarproject.briar.android/app_tor/torrc\".
05-24 14:55:43.705 I/TorPlugin: May 24 16:55:43.677 [notice] I think we have 8 CPUS, but only 4 of them are available. Telling Tor to only use 4. You can override this with the NumCPUs option
05-24 14:55:43.707 I/TorPlugin: May 24 16:55:43.679 [notice] Opening Control listener on 127.0.0.1:59051
05-24 14:55:43.709 I/TorPlugin: May 24 16:55:43.679 [notice] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all existing connections.
05-24 14:55:46.711 W/TorPlugin: Auth cookie not created
05-24 14:55:46.711 I/TorPlugin: /data/user/0/org.briarproject.briar.android/app_tor/tor
05-24 14:55:46.711 I/TorPlugin: /data/user/0/org.briarproject.briar.android/app_tor/geoip
05-24 14:55:46.712 I/TorPlugin: /data/user/0/org.briarproject.briar.android/app_tor/torrc
05-24 14:55:46.712 I/TorPlugin: /data/user/0/org.briarproject.briar.android/app_tor/done
05-24 14:55:46.712 I/TorPlugin: /data/user/0/org.briarproject.briar.android/app_tor/.tor/control_auth_cookie
05-24 14:55:46.712 I/TorPlugin: /data/user/0/org.briarproject.briar.android/app_tor/.tor/lock
05-24 14:55:46.712 I/TorPlugin: /data/user/0/org.briarproject.briar.android/app_tor/.tor/cached-certs
05-24 14:55:46.712 I/TorPlugin: /data/user/0/org.briarproject.briar.android/app_tor/.tor/state
05-24 14:55:46.712 I/TorPlugin: /data/user/0/org.briarproject.briar.android/app_tor/.tor/cached-microdescs.new
05-24 14:55:46.712 I/TorPlugin: /data/user/0/org.briarproject.briar.android/app_tor/.tor/cached-microdesc-consensus
05-24 14:55:46.712 I/TorPlugin: /data/user/0/org.briarproject.briar.android/app_tor/.tor/cached-microdescs
05-24 14:55:46.712 W/PluginManagerImpl: Plugin org.briarproject.bramble.tor did not start
05-24 14:55:46.712 W/PluginManagerImpl: org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.PluginException
```
The log shows that the cookie file exists, but apparently either Tor hasn't written the cookie to the file within the three-second timeout, or the FileObserver has failed to notice.Android 1.1akwizgranakwizgranhttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1286Build fails with verification error when following instructions on website2022-01-13T17:42:40ZakwizgranBuild fails with verification error when following instructions on websiteA user reported that the Android Studio build failed with "an error about dependencies, we think it is because of the checksum" when following the build instructions on the website.
Sounds like it could be related to recent changes in t...A user reported that the Android Studio build failed with "an error about dependencies, we think it is because of the checksum" when following the build instructions on the website.
Sounds like it could be related to recent changes in the way jtorctl and the Tor binaries are downloaded and verified.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1285Support OPML feeds2020-11-18T02:31:16ZakwizgranSupport OPML feedsA user asked for the ability to import OPML feeds as well as RSS. It looks like ROME has a module for OPML: http://rometools.github.io/rome-opml/A user asked for the ability to import OPML feeds as well as RSS. It looks like ROME has a module for OPML: http://rometools.github.io/rome-opml/https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1284Provide a way to show the user that the connection is secure2020-07-14T13:28:36ZwugacohaProvide a way to show the user that the connection is secureAt the moment I can only see a green wfi icon which indicates that I am connected via wifi. In the settings connect via tor is on "When using wifi and mobile data", however the user has no way to see whether this is correct or not. It is...At the moment I can only see a green wfi icon which indicates that I am connected via wifi. In the settings connect via tor is on "When using wifi and mobile data", however the user has no way to see whether this is correct or not. It is possible just assuming that it is working, which is something that should be clear. If you look at ricochet messenger you can see what's going on with tor (connection,tor version etc.) this would be a great improvement I think.Android 1.2https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1283improve password strenght indicator2020-11-18T02:34:08Zwugacohaimprove password strenght indicatorright now if you insert 1234567890 as your password the stenght indicator shows a long green bar, which reassures the user that the password is not weak..which is not the point. The indicator should be improved (KeepassX shows such stren...right now if you insert 1234567890 as your password the stenght indicator shows a long green bar, which reassures the user that the password is not weak..which is not the point. The indicator should be improved (KeepassX shows such strength if you add symbols and letters).https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1275Add RSS feed to briarproject.org/news2020-11-19T10:09:33ZbafoobarAdd RSS feed to briarproject.org/newsIt would be nice to be able to receive news from briarproject.org via briar itself using the RSS component. :)
I was not able to find a feed on your website. Could you add one?It would be nice to be able to receive news from briarproject.org via briar itself using the RSS component. :)
I was not able to find a feed on your website. Could you add one?https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1227Briar 1.0.2 forgets old 1.0.1 account2019-05-16T11:04:59ZChristianBriar 1.0.2 forgets old 1.0.1 accountI installed 1.0.2 from F-Droid today (upgrade from 1.0.1) and my account disappeared.
Briar now wants to know a new user name. (Re-installing 1.0.1 didn't help.)I installed 1.0.2 from F-Droid today (upgrade from 1.0.1) and my account disappeared.
Briar now wants to know a new user name. (Re-installing 1.0.1 didn't help.)https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1226### after a contact's name are confusing2022-10-10T18:35:57ZAndres### after a contact's name are confusingThere are ### after contacts' names in the list of members of a group. These are different for different contacts? What do they mean? Why are they there?There are ### after contacts' names in the list of members of a group. These are different for different contacts? What do they mean? Why are they there?https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1225Improve setup UX2018-06-13T10:09:16ZakwizgranImprove setup UXReport from user testing:
"I saw several people trying to click the circle that gets checked when they allow to disable doze. However, many people didn't know they need to click the big button in the middle. Some didn't even seem to rec...Report from user testing:
"I saw several people trying to click the circle that gets checked when they allow to disable doze. However, many people didn't know they need to click the big button in the middle. Some didn't even seem to recognize it as a button. We use the same theme there as everywhere, but people using the app for the first time don't know yet how our buttons look like."Android 1.1akwizgranakwizgranhttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1224Explain when no transports can be used for adding a contact2020-08-12T16:23:17ZakwizgranExplain when no transports can be used for adding a contactWhen adding a contact in person, there are various circumstances where we can tell as soon as we've scanned the contact's QR code that we won't be able to communicate. For example:
* Both devices support Bluetooth, but neither device kno...When adding a contact in person, there are various circumstances where we can tell as soon as we've scanned the contact's QR code that we won't be able to communicate. For example:
* Both devices support Bluetooth, but neither device knows its own Bluetooth address (Android 8, see #1147)
* Both devices support wifi but they're on different networks (see #1223, #1178)
* One device only supports Bluetooth, the other only supports wifi
If the user declines to activate Bluetooth and there's no wifi connection, we can tell even sooner that we won't be able to communicate.
We should detect these situations and explain the problem to the user in an actionable way.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1223Detect whether contact being added is on same wifi network2020-11-18T22:05:45ZakwizgranDetect whether contact being added is on same wifi networkWhen adding a contact in person, it would be useful to be able to detect whether the contact is on the same wifi network. We could do this by including a short hash of the SSID in the QR code.When adding a contact in person, it would be useful to be able to detect whether the contact is on the same wifi network. We could do this by including a short hash of the SSID in the QR code.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1222[i18n] Languages unavailable on Android2018-06-14T20:19:17ZExilat_a_Tolosa[i18n] Languages unavailable on AndroidI'm opening this issue because for some languages it's impossible to have the application translated as the application switches to the system language.
The problem is that for example, Android is not available in Occitan, so the applica...I'm opening this issue because for some languages it's impossible to have the application translated as the application switches to the system language.
The problem is that for example, Android is not available in Occitan, so the application won't show in this language.
Could we add a menu in the setting to set the language one wants?
Best regardsAndroid 1.1Julian DehmJulian Dehmhttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1221Enable use of Tor only when using mobile data2018-06-13T10:07:36ZShawn WebbEnable use of Tor only when using mobile dataI have a rather [special](https://github.com/lattera/articles/blob/master/infosec/tor/2017-01-14_torified_home/article.md) fully Tor-ified network setup at home. When I'm connected to wifi, my device is behind Tor. Since connecting to To...I have a rather [special](https://github.com/lattera/articles/blob/master/infosec/tor/2017-01-14_torified_home/article.md) fully Tor-ified network setup at home. When I'm connected to wifi, my device is behind Tor. Since connecting to Tor behind Tor is bad, when I want to use Briar, I have to get off wifi (or set the option in Briar to never connect to Tor, which isn't desired).
There's currently three options for the "Connect via Tor" setting: Never, Only when using Wi-Fi, and When using Wi-Fi or mobile data. I'd like a fourth option: Only when using mobile data. This way, I can always use Briar behind Tor.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1220Notification when messages are shown on the display (read receipts)2022-11-18T17:24:07ZmicressorNotification when messages are shown on the display (read receipts)I have
* [X] I have searched open and closed issues for duplicates
There is a read confirmation in the Signal messenger. As soon as the message is shown on the display, the colour of the good signs changes.
Is something like this alre...I have
* [X] I have searched open and closed issues for duplicates
There is a read confirmation in the Signal messenger. As soon as the message is shown on the display, the colour of the good signs changes.
Is something like this already implemented in briar? I didn't find a hint in the wiki and the manual.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1209Unable to add users with Samsung galaxy S8 as contacts2020-11-18T22:17:31ZJoshUnable to add users with Samsung galaxy S8 as contactsI have a OnePlus 3 and I am able to add anyone as contact unless they have a galaxy S8. I have tried pairing via Bluetooth, rebooting both phones, nothing gets the process to work.
Both people can be added as contacts if the invite feat...I have a OnePlus 3 and I am able to add anyone as contact unless they have a galaxy S8. I have tried pairing via Bluetooth, rebooting both phones, nothing gets the process to work.
Both people can be added as contacts if the invite feature is used, but then messages can only be sent when we are both online, never in offline mode.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1208Explain what the clock icon means2022-11-29T14:31:01ZPratiwirExplain what the clock icon meansI am getting a clock symbol for each new chat bubble. I switched to tor, the connection is working. 3 days of trial left. I go to the main contacts screen and select the top left three bars menu, at the bottom left both internet and wifi...I am getting a clock symbol for each new chat bubble. I switched to tor, the connection is working. 3 days of trial left. I go to the main contacts screen and select the top left three bars menu, at the bottom left both internet and wifi symbols are green.
Each contact displays how long ago I typed a message.
I'd like to see some way to get the server status if possible, ideally the response time could be translated to a color with a note of the last round trip time.
I don't know the server ip, in fact multiping on android seems to be working fine over tor.
Just don't know if the server is down or it is some other problem.