bitchat-android @ 0.8

integrity

size: 482.8 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

let there be noise

Big update with changes to the bitchat protocol to make it more reliable and and private messages more secure. This update is a breaking change for private messages.

New

Noise XX Handshake protocol with forward secrecy
Delivery ACKs and read receipts
Chat header icons reactive
Lots of code cleanup

This release has been thoroughly tested for compatibility with bitchat for iOS version 1.1.0 (https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat/commit/e57bfad8437632d06f2652310d03fdebfeed88ad)

What's Changed

Implement Noise XX Handshake Protocol for Direct Messages by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/180
NoiseProtocol update: send nonce in packet by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/181
Periodidc broadcast announce by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/183
Centralized relay manager by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/182
Handle only packets addressed to me by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/184
Refactor fingerprint manager by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/185
Fix delivery acks and read receipts by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/186
Init handshake on dm by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/187
send read receipts on focus by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/189
Dm header icons reactive by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/190
UI improvements by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/192
bump to 0.8 by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/188

Full Changelog: https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/compare/0.7.2...0.8

download

unix · zip

curl -fL -o 0.8.zip https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/bitchat-android/0.8.zip
                    printf '%s  %s\n' '22e490a2b8e70b0e43b3d2886b9535e542a2009cd680e8991964cb7a302bb71a' '0.8.zip' | sha256sum -c -

windows · zip

$url = "https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/bitchat-android/0.8.zip"
$out = "0.8.zip"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "22e490a2b8e70b0e43b3d2886b9535e542a2009cd680e8991964cb7a302bb71a") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

unix · tar.gz

curl -fL -o 0.8.tar.gz https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/bitchat-android/0.8.tar.gz
                    printf '%s  %s\n' '2a0b118a40de3ac0c10bca105243a26d46d31a38f8cf275c8c8b70d67f9217fd' '0.8.tar.gz' | sha256sum -c -

windows · tar.gz

$url = "https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/bitchat-android/0.8.tar.gz"
$out = "0.8.tar.gz"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "2a0b118a40de3ac0c10bca105243a26d46d31a38f8cf275c8c8b70d67f9217fd") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

download via yggdrasil mesh

unix · zip

curl -fL -o 0.8.zip http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/bitchat-android/0.8.zip
                    printf '%s  %s\n' '22e490a2b8e70b0e43b3d2886b9535e542a2009cd680e8991964cb7a302bb71a' '0.8.zip' | sha256sum -c -

windows · zip

$url = "http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/bitchat-android/0.8.zip"
$out = "0.8.zip"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "22e490a2b8e70b0e43b3d2886b9535e542a2009cd680e8991964cb7a302bb71a") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

unix · tar.gz

curl -fL -o 0.8.tar.gz http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/bitchat-android/0.8.tar.gz
                    printf '%s  %s\n' '2a0b118a40de3ac0c10bca105243a26d46d31a38f8cf275c8c8b70d67f9217fd' '0.8.tar.gz' | sha256sum -c -

windows · tar.gz

$url = "http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/bitchat-android/0.8.tar.gz"
$out = "0.8.tar.gz"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "2a0b118a40de3ac0c10bca105243a26d46d31a38f8cf275c8c8b70d67f9217fd") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

artifact	format	size	hashes
0.8.zip	zip	479.0 KiB	blake3-24 6216ebf7050e26638f6f040b56677727314bab14b75b4e4f sha256 22e490a2b8e70b0e43b3d2886b9535e542a2009cd680e8991964cb7a302bb71a sha1 2d24c8ee981cbde9f87fe5eb8f7c361de27d885c
0.8.tar.gz	tar.gz	384.2 KiB	blake3-24 32e69ae993826976d18850a849cdac2777f6ce496c8f01ce sha256 2a0b118a40de3ac0c10bca105243a26d46d31a38f8cf275c8c8b70d67f9217fd sha1 327cd65e23ffd793a69e50adb9e84f6785cf24d2

install

bazel

http_archive(
    name = "bitchat-android",
    urls = ["https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/bitchat-android/0.8.tar.gz"],
    integrity = "sha256-KgsRikDeOsDBC8oQUkOibUbTGjj4zydcjItw1n+SF/0=",
    strip_prefix = "bitchat-android-0.8",
)

zig

.url = "https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/bitchat-android/0.8.tar.gz",

install via yggdrasil mesh

bazel

http_archive(
    name = "bitchat-android",
    urls = ["http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/bitchat-android/0.8.tar.gz"],
    integrity = "sha256-KgsRikDeOsDBC8oQUkOibUbTGjj4zydcjItw1n+SF/0=",
    strip_prefix = "bitchat-android-0.8",
)

zig

.url = "http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/bitchat-android/0.8.tar.gz",

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