briar issueshttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues2021-09-01T10:10:21Zhttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1743Research whether our wake lock tags are still effective2021-09-01T10:10:21ZakwizgranResearch whether our wake lock tags are still effectiveLeave Briar running on devices with recent versions of Huawei PowerGenie and Evenwell PowerMonitor to see whether our wake lock tags still protect us from being killed.Leave Briar running on devices with recent versions of Huawei PowerGenie and Evenwell PowerMonitor to see whether our wake lock tags still protect us from being killed.Adapt to changes in the Android platformakwizgranakwizgran2021-04-30https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1742Using LoRa frequencies to leverage the reach of briar2023-02-09T00:29:56ZsysterUsing LoRa frequencies to leverage the reach of briar### issue:
Briar is great, but the limitation of bluetooth/wifi for offline meshnet communcation is decreasing its usability.
Example, protest:
When you start using briar, maybe only your friends have it. So the meshnent is rather sma...### issue:
Briar is great, but the limitation of bluetooth/wifi for offline meshnet communcation is decreasing its usability.
Example, protest:
When you start using briar, maybe only your friends have it. So the meshnent is rather small that you will build from it.
The circumstances may require your group to be at different positions (to report movements of adversaries, to do medic support, to hand out leaflets...)
Internet is down. That would be the perfect moment to use briar. But you can't, because the requirements for your group organization is to be further away from each other then Bluetooth can reach. There is no "out-of-the-box-solution" to use briar for this case.
Encrypted walkie-talkies is what people use instead. Issue with that (no meshnet, no wide adoption, relatively expansive)
### example of possibilities:
leveraging the signal from bluethooth/wifi with LoRa (long range) frequencies.
![meshtastic](/uploads/17a4c876056b221f63c418c74f9522d7/meshtastic.png)
A video that presents a **prototype of such technique** (they don't use briar but https://www.meshtastic.org/) **worth to watch**: https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=TY6m6fS8bxUhttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1741sourceforge not respecting privacy and using proprietary software2021-02-04T14:24:19Zsystersourceforge not respecting privacy and using proprietary softwaresourceforge not respecting privacy and using proprietary software
I assume this is known, so I continue starting a discourse for an alternative:
mattermost/matrix is already an alternative. It is used withing the briar development.
B...sourceforge not respecting privacy and using proprietary software
I assume this is known, so I continue starting a discourse for an alternative:
mattermost/matrix is already an alternative. It is used withing the briar development.
But many might prefer having an option to assign for updates via email.
Tails for example is using: https://lists.autistici.org/list/tails-project.en.html
One can read those messages within their email client of by opening the page in any browser.
The usage of Tor is respected. It is build on free softwarehttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1740"get involved" page is missing mattermost/matrix.2020-09-10T18:33:27Zsyster"get involved" page is missing mattermost/matrix."get involved" page is missing mattermost/matrix.
Reason why I would find it important to add:
sourceforge (that thing the email list is hosted) is something that people who deeply care about privacy and free software might never join..."get involved" page is missing mattermost/matrix.
Reason why I would find it important to add:
sourceforge (that thing the email list is hosted) is something that people who deeply care about privacy and free software might never join in (some will, others not.)
possible solution:
add link to mattermost/matrixhttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1739Create Debian Source Package for Briar Headless2020-10-31T12:52:40ZNicoCreate Debian Source Package for Briar HeadlessTo get Briar GTK into Debian (or to at least provide a .deb installation method), we need to create a Debian package for Briar Headless that builds everything from source. !1252 brought at least a binary package.
Related issues:
* https...To get Briar GTK into Debian (or to at least provide a .deb installation method), we need to create a Debian package for Briar Headless that builds everything from source. !1252 brought at least a binary package.
Related issues:
* https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-gtk/-/issues/39
* https://code.briarproject.org/briar/python-briar-wrapper/-/issues/14https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1738Bluetooth stops working on Nokia 3.1 after a few hours2020-11-15T15:48:09ZakwizgranBluetooth stops working on Nokia 3.1 after a few hoursI've been testing some Bluetooth changes on a few devices, which involve turning off wifi and mobile data, connecting the devices via Bluetooth, leaving them running overnight, and seeing which devices are still connected, or able to rec...I've been testing some Bluetooth changes on a few devices, which involve turning off wifi and mobile data, connecting the devices via Bluetooth, leaving them running overnight, and seeing which devices are still connected, or able to reconnect, the next morning.
On several occasions the Nokia 3.1 has lost all its connections and is unable to reconnect until Bluetooth is turned off and on again, at which point it quickly reconnects to the other devices. I need to narrow down the conditions under which this happens (number of other devices, amount of time, etc) to find a workaround.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1737Huawei P8 Lite 2017 enters device idle mode despite doze whitelisting2021-04-30T13:38:14ZakwizgranHuawei P8 Lite 2017 enters device idle mode despite doze whitelistingAfter setting up Briar as normal on the Huawei P8 Lite 2017 (Android 7.0, EMUI 5.0.1) and leaving it running for a few hours, the doze watchdog dialog was shown after unlocking the screen, indicating that the phone entered device idle mo...After setting up Briar as normal on the Huawei P8 Lite 2017 (Android 7.0, EMUI 5.0.1) and leaving it running for a few hours, the doze watchdog dialog was shown after unlocking the screen, indicating that the phone entered device idle mode despite Briar being whitelisted.
![Screenshot_20200602-214120](/uploads/8771b9bbe470ab02575ddfe0221a9656/Screenshot_20200602-214120.png)
![Screenshot_20200602-214132](/uploads/d21e2d865b68342b1a9ae4f5f9319be9/Screenshot_20200602-214132.png)
Wifi and mobile data were turned off, so there was no Tor wake lock keeping the device awake.
After tapping "fix", which prompts to add Briar to the whitelist again, I left the phone idle for more than 24 hours and didn't see the doze watchdog dialog again.
I didn't capture any logs at the time as I was running another experiment. I'll try to reproduce this when the other experiments are finished.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1736Investigate whether library desugaring in Android Studio 4 allows us to upgra...2020-11-15T15:49:34ZakwizgranInvestigate whether library desugaring in Android Studio 4 allows us to upgrade any dependenciesAndroid Studio 4 adds support for certain Java 8+ APIs that aren't natively supported on older versions of Android, which has prevented us from upgrading certain dependencies (eg newer versions of H2 require ThreadLocalRandom). Find out ...Android Studio 4 adds support for certain Java 8+ APIs that aren't natively supported on older versions of Android, which has prevented us from upgrading certain dependencies (eg newer versions of H2 require ThreadLocalRandom). Find out whether upgrading to AS 4 would allow us to upgrade any dependencies.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1735Contact trust level2020-11-15T15:50:28ZVladislavContact trust levelContact Checkboxes:
1. Allow/disallow connections other than tor (bluetooth, wifi direct)
2. Allow/disallow connection trough friends of this friend ('A' can communicate with D trough C whom trust your friend B, A is not a friend with C)...Contact Checkboxes:
1. Allow/disallow connections other than tor (bluetooth, wifi direct)
2. Allow/disallow connection trough friends of this friend ('A' can communicate with D trough C whom trust your friend B, A is not a friend with C)
That will become something like trusted lookup service, you mentioned here https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/issues/1730
3. Allow/disallow connection trough my friends
4. Trust/deep level - max distant friend, max level of friends of friends of friends you allow.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1734Official Briar community on Briar?2020-11-15T15:51:03ZH. ToothOfficial Briar community on Briar?I think it would be nice to have an official Briar group or something to test the app.I think it would be nice to have an official Briar group or something to test the app.CleopatraCleopatrahttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1733Publish Briar in more app stores2020-05-26T09:24:57ZakwizgranPublish Briar in more app storesA user asked for Briar to be published in the following app stores:
Huawei AppGallery
https://consumer.huawei.com/en/mobileservices/appgallery/
https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/appgallery
G-Droid
https://gitlab.com/gdr...A user asked for Briar to be published in the following app stores:
Huawei AppGallery
https://consumer.huawei.com/en/mobileservices/appgallery/
https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/appgallery
G-Droid
https://gitlab.com/gdroid/gdroidclient/
https://mastodon.technology/@gdroid
Galaxy Store
https://www.samsung.com/uk/apps/galaxy-store/
Amazon Appstore
https://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/get/android
The Global Developer Service Alliance (GDSA)
https://www.gdsa.com/en
OPPO APP Market
https://developers.oppomobile.com/
https://store.oppomobile.com/https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1732Unable to add contact2020-11-15T15:53:14ZacherrUnable to add contactThe latest version, one the mobile phone end A and another mobile phone B, A is mobile 4 G network, B is the wifi network, both sides add each other as contact person, which prompts that A have no network connection, B are waiting for A ...The latest version, one the mobile phone end A and another mobile phone B, A is mobile 4 G network, B is the wifi network, both sides add each other as contact person, which prompts that A have no network connection, B are waiting for A to log in. They're all the same. They' re not scanned successfully using the QR code, suggesting that the latest version is not recognizedhttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1731Asynchronous sync not working2020-11-15T15:54:41ZliofmrAsynchronous sync not workingHi, I tried to test the behavior like described on this image of the official briar website :
![briar_diagram](/uploads/c88b9052c156e2043707b7e892de367e/briar_diagram.png)
But it's not working. I mean, I created a little network with 3...Hi, I tried to test the behavior like described on this image of the official briar website :
![briar_diagram](/uploads/c88b9052c156e2043707b7e892de367e/briar_diagram.png)
But it's not working. I mean, I created a little network with 3 phones not exactly like the picture but I simplified it. I will work with A, B and C phones (not the same as the picture, forgot this config). When the 3 A, B and C phones are connected to the network (wifi, bluetooth or internet 3G), it's working, everybody recieve all blog posts.
BUT, if C disconnect, and A create a blog post, then first, B will recieve it.
THEN, if I disconnect A, and connect C, the blog post is not transmitted.
The purpose is to see if B can act as a the C phone on the official picture I shared. May be I did something wrong. Please do you have an idea ? Is it a bug or non-implemented yet feature or a bug ?
Thank you for this app, if it could work like in the picture it would be the best human made app of the century !!https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1730Interconnect all users2020-05-30T06:13:25ZVladislavInterconnect all usersWhy not interconnect all Briar users? Just in sense of every user, become an invisible node, like TOR network is.
Wont that make network stronger? more stable, accesable, omnipresent?
Set a limit for number of simultanious connections;...Why not interconnect all Briar users? Just in sense of every user, become an invisible node, like TOR network is.
Wont that make network stronger? more stable, accesable, omnipresent?
Set a limit for number of simultanious connections;
Give priority to contacts;
Make this feature optional.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1729Android OS can capture keys?2022-02-25T15:07:10ZJay BeeAndroid OS can capture keys?It is my understanding that every keystroke goes to OS over API and then it goes to Briar app from OS over another API. So google can capture anything what is written by separate keyboard application. For security reasons, would it be be...It is my understanding that every keystroke goes to OS over API and then it goes to Briar app from OS over another API. So google can capture anything what is written by separate keyboard application. For security reasons, would it be better to include own keyboard in the application? There are few opensource keyboards, AnySoftKey, Hacker keyboard...https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1728Can Android user of Briar communicate with owner of iOS device?2022-02-25T15:07:28ZJay BeeCan Android user of Briar communicate with owner of iOS device?I have not found any Briar version for iPhone, but maybe the protocol allows other client?I have not found any Briar version for iPhone, but maybe the protocol allows other client?https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1727Is orbot required?2022-02-25T15:07:42ZJay BeeIs orbot required?Hello. You write that messages over internet are exchanged over tor. Is orbot needed for that? Can you clarify please?Hello. You write that messages over internet are exchanged over tor. Is orbot needed for that? Can you clarify please?https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1726Unable to "mark" text in private messages2020-11-15T15:56:26ZbafoobarUnable to "mark" text in private messagesI want to copy text from messages. I can long-tap on text on blogs, group and forum messages, but I am unable to do that on private messages. It only marks the message as a whole to delete it. In combination with beeing unable to click o...I want to copy text from messages. I can long-tap on text on blogs, group and forum messages, but I am unable to do that on private messages. It only marks the message as a whole to delete it. In combination with beeing unable to click on links, that makes it a very annoying issue.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1725Groups and Forums are not scrolling to latest message automatically2021-01-13T11:14:34ZbafoobarGroups and Forums are not scrolling to latest message automaticallyRelated to #1589 and possible duplicate of #1192
Whenever I open a forum or a private group, I have to scroll to the very end to see the most recent messages. I dont think that is expected behaviour or is it? If yes, could you think ab...Related to #1589 and possible duplicate of #1192
Whenever I open a forum or a private group, I have to scroll to the very end to see the most recent messages. I dont think that is expected behaviour or is it? If yes, could you think about changing it? It works as expected in the private chats.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1724For more security spongycastle -> bouncycastle2021-08-31T14:04:03ZNeustradamusFor more security spongycastle -> bouncycastleFor more security, can you change old spongycastle (based on old bouncycastle) to bouncycastle?
- https://www.bouncycastle.org/
- https://www.bouncycastle.org/releasenotes.html
- http://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
- https:/...For more security, can you change old spongycastle (based on old bouncycastle) to bouncycastle?
- https://www.bouncycastle.org/
- https://www.bouncycastle.org/releasenotes.html
- http://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
- https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-7637/Bouncycastle.htmlAndroid 1.3akwizgranakwizgran