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+date: 2021-04-13T00:00:00+00:00
+title: 'Briar 1.3 released - image attachments, profile images and self-destructing messages'
+---
+
+
+### Press release
+
+##### April 8 2021
+
+The Briar Project [released version 1.3]() of its Android app today.
+Thanks to support from eQualit.ie, this release adds several new features that have been requested repeatedly from users over the years. 
+
+With today's release, Briar now supports profile images. Users can now upload custom profile pictures from the Settings page. 
+
+Lots of people have asked for a way to send images via Briar. We listened! This release adds the ability to send images in private conversations. Eventually, image attachments will be brought into group conversations and blogs as well.
+
+Also, Self-destructing messages are now available in private conversations. Users can set a timer on messages, and these messages will be automatically deleted when the self-destruct timer expires. We hope this feature will go a long way towards improving users' privacy, especially for people communicating in high-risk areas. 
+
+To improve the user experience, the settings screen has been re-organized and split into sub-screens. The redesign creates space for the profile picture, and the improved categorization into sub-screens makes it easier to find specific settings.
+
+Work on the next big release is already underway. Among other things, the Briar Project is working on a way to share the app via Bluetooth and WiFi hotspot, and a feature that enables offline message delivery (Mailbox).
+
+
+### Media
+{{< figure src="/img/internet-shutdown.jpg" link="/img/internet-shutdown.jpg"
+class="fullwidth" alt="Using Briar during internet shutdown" caption="Briar can operate over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to keep information flowing during blackouts"
+>}}
+{{< 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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