@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ 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 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.
First of all, users can now share the app offline. Prior to this release, the only way 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. 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.
