vault / bitchat-android / 0.7

bitchat-android @ 0.7

integrity

size: 309.7 KiB
downloaded: 2026-07-24 14:49 UTC
last checked: 2026-07-24 14:49 UTC

source https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android · available · github

release notes

Added

Location services check during app startup with educational UI
Message text selection functionality in chat interface
Enhanced RSSI tracking and unread message indicators
Major Bluetooth connection architecture refactoring with dedicated managers

Fixed

Critical: Android-iOS message fragmentation compatibility issues
- Fixed fragment size (500→150 bytes) and ID generation for cross-platform messaging
- Ensures Android can properly communicate with iOS devices
DirectMessage notifications and text copying functionality
Smart routing optimizations (no relay loops, targeted delivery)
Build system compilation issues and null pointer exceptions

Changed

Comprehensive dependency updates (AGP 8.10.1, Kotlin 2.2.0, Compose 2025.06.01)
Optimized BLE scan intervals for better battery performance
Reduced excessive logging output

Improved

Cross-platform compatibility with iOS and Rust implementations
Connection stability through architectural improvements
Battery performance via scan duty cycling
User onboarding with location services education

New Contributors

@Comodore125 made their first contribution in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/93
@GUVWAF made their first contribution in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/57
@ShilohEye made their first contribution in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/48

Full Changelog: https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/compare/0.6...0.7

download

unix · zip

curl -fL -o 0.7.zip https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/bitchat-android/0.7.zip
                    printf '%s  %s\n' 'f6e512c5d529301ecf8d283ce0a05f195fa2aef00e9abd5c2521f94cb4ed1e26' '0.7.zip' | sha256sum -c -

windows · zip

$url = "https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/bitchat-android/0.7.zip"
$out = "0.7.zip"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "f6e512c5d529301ecf8d283ce0a05f195fa2aef00e9abd5c2521f94cb4ed1e26") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

unix · tar.gz

curl -fL -o 0.7.tar.gz https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/bitchat-android/0.7.tar.gz
                    printf '%s  %s\n' '1812ba34819a45c0f2c5858c86bc29110babb18266261ec32638117d21acc795' '0.7.tar.gz' | sha256sum -c -

windows · tar.gz

$url = "https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/bitchat-android/0.7.tar.gz"
$out = "0.7.tar.gz"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "1812ba34819a45c0f2c5858c86bc29110babb18266261ec32638117d21acc795") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

download via yggdrasil mesh

unix · zip

curl -fL -o 0.7.zip http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/bitchat-android/0.7.zip
                    printf '%s  %s\n' 'f6e512c5d529301ecf8d283ce0a05f195fa2aef00e9abd5c2521f94cb4ed1e26' '0.7.zip' | sha256sum -c -

windows · zip

$url = "http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/bitchat-android/0.7.zip"
$out = "0.7.zip"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "f6e512c5d529301ecf8d283ce0a05f195fa2aef00e9abd5c2521f94cb4ed1e26") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

unix · tar.gz

curl -fL -o 0.7.tar.gz http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/bitchat-android/0.7.tar.gz
                    printf '%s  %s\n' '1812ba34819a45c0f2c5858c86bc29110babb18266261ec32638117d21acc795' '0.7.tar.gz' | sha256sum -c -

windows · tar.gz

$url = "http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/bitchat-android/0.7.tar.gz"
$out = "0.7.tar.gz"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "1812ba34819a45c0f2c5858c86bc29110babb18266261ec32638117d21acc795") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

artifact	format	size	hashes
0.7.zip	zip	305.7 KiB	blake3-24 c8a3d2ee4ce3a901f0cd80e42c60a0640f5cf7efdef027f1 sha256 f6e512c5d529301ecf8d283ce0a05f195fa2aef00e9abd5c2521f94cb4ed1e26 sha1 b1ae05909802c2a9e48e73f0323c99f0ec37c765
0.7.tar.gz	tar.gz	258.3 KiB	blake3-24 0af0c29c13a452f8dd9a3823ac18d2fd6f72332367db97fe sha256 1812ba34819a45c0f2c5858c86bc29110babb18266261ec32638117d21acc795 sha1 8b39ba23f4fe64eb78b38affb7ad1d529a910c83

install

bazel

http_archive(
    name = "bitchat-android",
    urls = ["https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/bitchat-android/0.7.tar.gz"],
    integrity = "sha256-GBK6NIGaRcDyxYWMhrwpEQursYJmJh7DJjgRfSGsx5U=",
    strip_prefix = "bitchat-android-0.7",
)

zig

.url = "https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/bitchat-android/0.7.tar.gz",

install via yggdrasil mesh

bazel

http_archive(
    name = "bitchat-android",
    urls = ["http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/bitchat-android/0.7.tar.gz"],
    integrity = "sha256-GBK6NIGaRcDyxYWMhrwpEQursYJmJh7DJjgRfSGsx5U=",
    strip_prefix = "bitchat-android-0.7",
)

zig

.url = "http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/bitchat-android/0.7.tar.gz",

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