From 2ca90b8c082fd7c86686f559aef18727fe7ffce3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: akwizgran <michael@briarproject.org> Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2021 16:59:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Reword description of "connect via Bluetooth" feature. --- content/news/2021-briar-1.4-released.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/news/2021-briar-1.4-released.md b/content/news/2021-briar-1.4-released.md index ed4a432..5bb99e0 100644 --- a/content/news/2021-briar-1.4-released.md +++ b/content/news/2021-briar-1.4-released.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ First of all, users can now share the app offline. Prior to this release, the on This release also adds a way to connect using removable drives. Android devices can store data using SD cards or flash drives. Briar makes use of this capability to store encrypted messages that can be physically transported to the recipient, and then imported and decrypted upon arrival. Messages delivered through this means arrive just like they would over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or Tor. See [this presentation slide](https://grobox.de/presentations/2017-12-30_Briar_at_34c3.html#/24) for more information on how it works. -Even though released a while back in a minor version of Briar 1.3, it is worth mentioning that we have improved how to connect via Bluetooth. This feature does not work automatically on new Android devices because they limit Bluetooth use for privacy reasons. However, one can now use a manual connect via Bluetooth feature that both devices need to perform in order to connect. +Another feature we want to mention, even though it was released a while back in Briar 1.3.8, is a new way of connecting via Bluetooth. Recent versions of Android limit access to Bluetooth for privacy reasons, so Briar can't connect via Bluetooth automatically on newer Android devices. We've added a "Connect via Bluetooth" feature that can be used to make a Bluetooth connection between two devices for the first time. After the first connection has been made using this feature, subsequent connections are automatic. Work on these features was supported by [eQualit.ie](https://equalit.ie/). -- GitLab