From 63bf18bbab881fa7429b542d56275b63052552d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cleopatra <patrathewhiz@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 03:34:31 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update 2021-briar-1.4-released.md
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@@ -11,16 +11,22 @@ title: 'Briar 1.4 released - offline app sharing, message transfer via SD cards
The Briar Project released version 1.4 of its Android app today. This release adds a couple of new features, highlighted below.
-First of all, users can now share the app offline. Prior to this release, the only ways to get the app was to download it from Google Play or the Briar website, both requiring an internet connection. Now, it is possible to share the app offline to others who don't have it installed, from within the app. When this option is selected, it opens a local hotspot and provides a website where others can download the Briar app without an internet connection. This new feature might be useful during internet shutdowns and natural disasters to bootstrap Briar connectivity in an community if at least one device has Briar already.
+First of all, users can now share the app offline. Prior to this release, the only ways to get the app was to to download it from the internet, which requires an internet connection. Now, it is possible to share the app offline to others who don't have it installed. When this option is selected from within the app, it opens a local hotspot and provides a website where others can download the Briar app without an internet connection. This feature might be useful during internet shutdowns or natural disasters. A single device with Briar installed can share the app to bootstrap Briar connectivity in a community.
-This release also adds a way to connect using removable drives. Android devices can store data using SD cards or flash drives (usually via adapters). 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 WiFi, 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. Technical details can be found on [this Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers).
+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. Technical details can be found on [this Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers).
-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. At first, this feature did not work automatically on new Android devices because they limit Bluetooth use for privacy reasons. With the recent enhancements, we have ensured that connecting via Bluetooth now work effectively and automatically on all Android devices, both old and new.
+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.
-Work on the aforementioned features was supported by [equalit.ie](https://equalit.ie/).
+Work on these features was supported by [eQualit.ie](https://equalit.ie/).
### Media
{{< screenshots
+ "14_connect_via_bluetooth_intro.png"
+ "14_connect_via_bluetooth_progress.png"
+ "14_connect_via_drive_intro.png"
+ "14_connect_via_drive_receive.png"
+ "14_share_app_intro.png"
+ "14_share_app_qr_code.png"
>}}
### About Briar
@@ -40,6 +46,8 @@ and their relationships from surveillance.
{{< contact >}}
Twitter: [@BriarApp](https://twitter.com/BriarApp)
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+Mastodon: [@Briar](https://fosstodon.org/@briar)
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