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From: Cleopatra <patrathewhiz@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:25:42 +0000
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+date: 2021-10-19T00:00:00+00:00
+title: 'Briar 1.4 released - offline app sharing, message transfer via SD cards and USB sticks'
+---
+
+### Press release
+
+##### October 19 2021
+
+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.
+
+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).
+
+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.
+
+Work on the aforementioned features was supported by [equalit.ie](https://equalit.ie/).
+
+### Media
+{{< screenshots
+ >}}
+
+### About Briar
+
+Briar is a messaging app designed for activists, journalists,
+and anyone else who needs a safe, easy and robust way to communicate.
+Unlike traditional messaging tools such as email, Twitter or Telegram,
+Briar doesn't rely on a central server -
+messages are synchronized directly between the users' devices.
+If the internet's down,
+Briar can sync via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, keeping the information flowing in a crisis.
+If the internet's up, Briar can sync via the Tor network, protecting users
+and their relationships from surveillance.
+
+{{% funding %}}
+
+{{< contact >}}
+
+Twitter: [@BriarApp](https://twitter.com/BriarApp)
+
+
+
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