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bitchat-android @ v2.2.0

integrity

size: 15.9 MiB
downloaded: 2026-10-28 10:54 UTC
last checked: 2026-10-28 10:54 UTC

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

release notes

Bitchat Android v2.2.0

Android

Explore active geohash chats on a redesigned globe. Tap markers and clusters to discover and join channels.
See recent message activity and more consistent participant counts in the globe picker and channel lists, including improved counts in busy channels.
Enjoy smoother globe navigation, zooming and map rendering.

Wear OS 0.1.7

Refreshed watch screens with consistent typography, clearer controls and layouts for round displays.
Swipe back through screens with smoother navigation, and enjoy an improved first-run setup and people list.
Find live push-to-talk settings in the swipe-right menu.
Improved voice-note controls and a larger full-screen image viewer.

Versions and downloads

Phone: 2.2.0 (42), Android 8.0/API 26 or newer. Wear OS: 0.1.7 (1000000008), API 33 or newer. Both use com.bitchat.droid and target API 37.

bitchat-android-arm64.apk: most modern Android phones.
bitchat-android-universal.apk: compatibility fallback.
bitchat-android-x86_64.apk: x86_64 devices and emulators.
bitchat-android-wear.apk: direct Wear OS installation.
bitchat-android-play-upload.aab: signed phone bundle for Play.
bitchat-android-wear-play-upload.aab: signed Wear OS bundle for Play.

Only signed binaries and reproducibility metadata are attached. Unsigned APKs and AABs are not published.

Reproducible-build verification

Requirements: Git, Docker with sufficient memory, and GitHub CLI.

git clone https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android.git
cd bitchat-android
git checkout v2.2.0
tools/reproducible-builds/build-in-container.sh .reproducible-build/verify-2.2.0
gh release download v2.2.0 --repo permissionlesstech/bitchat-android \
  --pattern BITCHAT_BUILDINFO.json --pattern BITCHAT_SHA256SUMS.unsigned \
  --dir .reproducible-build/metadata-2.2.0
gh attestation verify .reproducible-build/metadata-2.2.0/BITCHAT_BUILDINFO.json \
  --repo permissionlesstech/bitchat-android
gh attestation verify .reproducible-build/metadata-2.2.0/BITCHAT_SHA256SUMS.unsigned \
  --repo permissionlesstech/bitchat-android
cmp .reproducible-build/verify-2.2.0/SHA256SUMS.unsigned \
  .reproducible-build/metadata-2.2.0/BITCHAT_SHA256SUMS.unsigned

To check all downloaded release-file checksums:

gh release download v2.2.0 --repo permissionlesstech/bitchat-android --dir release-files
(cd release-files && shasum -a 256 -c BITCHAT_SHA256SUMS)

Signing certificates (SHA-256)

GitHub APKs and Play upload: 3b03fa66a5451321100792f5b55a7b4966d5c8dc10c6daa40aa95ea489531bca
Google Play app signing: 5e651dd0c80d1f57f2617964955085e28949dd04addac7b53fe9d2f11e172aa2

Google Play signs delivered APKs separately; their bytes need not match the GitHub APKs.

Full changelog

Changes since v2.1.0

download

unix · zip

curl -fL -o v2.2.0.zip https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/bitchat-android/v2.2.0.zip
                    printf '%s  %s\n' 'e54402f7eae48cf777b8d250fdd293525174b8b1deccf6a37ee419c34bb58569' 'v2.2.0.zip' | sha256sum -c -

windows · zip

$url = "https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/bitchat-android/v2.2.0.zip"
$out = "v2.2.0.zip"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "e54402f7eae48cf777b8d250fdd293525174b8b1deccf6a37ee419c34bb58569") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

unix · tar.gz

curl -fL -o v2.2.0.tar.gz https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/bitchat-android/v2.2.0.tar.gz
                    printf '%s  %s\n' 'b5abfee4fe6e735b3fc32156b4c36e47502f7aeaa2601c2326305aa6dd97679c' 'v2.2.0.tar.gz' | sha256sum -c -

windows · tar.gz

$url = "https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/bitchat-android/v2.2.0.tar.gz"
$out = "v2.2.0.tar.gz"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "b5abfee4fe6e735b3fc32156b4c36e47502f7aeaa2601c2326305aa6dd97679c") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

download via yggdrasil mesh

unix · zip

curl -fL -o v2.2.0.zip http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/bitchat-android/v2.2.0.zip
                    printf '%s  %s\n' 'e54402f7eae48cf777b8d250fdd293525174b8b1deccf6a37ee419c34bb58569' 'v2.2.0.zip' | sha256sum -c -

windows · zip

$url = "http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/bitchat-android/v2.2.0.zip"
$out = "v2.2.0.zip"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "e54402f7eae48cf777b8d250fdd293525174b8b1deccf6a37ee419c34bb58569") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

unix · tar.gz

curl -fL -o v2.2.0.tar.gz http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/bitchat-android/v2.2.0.tar.gz
                    printf '%s  %s\n' 'b5abfee4fe6e735b3fc32156b4c36e47502f7aeaa2601c2326305aa6dd97679c' 'v2.2.0.tar.gz' | sha256sum -c -

windows · tar.gz

$url = "http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/bitchat-android/v2.2.0.tar.gz"
$out = "v2.2.0.tar.gz"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "b5abfee4fe6e735b3fc32156b4c36e47502f7aeaa2601c2326305aa6dd97679c") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

artifact	format	size	hashes
v2.2.0.zip	zip	16.3 MiB	blake3-24 cb942323e29f351c0cd11b096df66e8480005528b0a17afe sha256 e54402f7eae48cf777b8d250fdd293525174b8b1deccf6a37ee419c34bb58569 sha1 f146b7da097395edaab60f70a0c1bd7c5f33616a
v2.2.0.tar.gz	tar.gz	15.9 MiB	blake3-24 de767238608c34aa56519b0745e0522955c23665e7d19284 sha256 b5abfee4fe6e735b3fc32156b4c36e47502f7aeaa2601c2326305aa6dd97679c sha1 c2eea5be175b9434fcf67b7d740b3fc2833c19d0

install

bazel

http_archive(
    name = "bitchat-android",
    urls = ["https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/bitchat-android/v2.2.0.tar.gz"],
    integrity = "sha256-tav+5P5uc1s/wyFWtMNuR1AveuqiYBwjJjBapt2XZ5w=",
    strip_prefix = "bitchat-android-v2.2.0",
)

zig

.url = "https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/bitchat-android/v2.2.0.tar.gz",

install via yggdrasil mesh

bazel

http_archive(
    name = "bitchat-android",
    urls = ["http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/bitchat-android/v2.2.0.tar.gz"],
    integrity = "sha256-tav+5P5uc1s/wyFWtMNuR1AveuqiYBwjJjBapt2XZ5w=",
    strip_prefix = "bitchat-android-v2.2.0",
)

zig

.url = "http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/bitchat-android/v2.2.0.tar.gz",

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