Bitchat: A Decentralized Peer-to-Peer Messaging Platform
Overview
• Bitchat is a next-generation messaging application designed to provide seamless communication without relying on traditional internet infrastructure.
• Built on a decentralized, peer-to-peer architecture, it allows users to exchange messages directly over Bluetooth mesh networks.
• This approach eliminates the need for servers, mobile data, or even active phone numbers.
• The result is a resilient and private communication tool that functions in environments where internet connectivity is limited, unavailable, or intentionally restricted.
Core Features
• Decentralized Architecture:
+ Every device running Bitchat acts as both a sender and a relay node, creating a self-sustaining network.
+ Messages travel through a chain of nearby devices, ensuring delivery even across long distances when multiple participants are connected.
• Bluetooth Mesh Networking:
+ Utilizing Bluetooth mesh technology, Bitchat forms dynamic links between devices.
+ This allows for real-time communication within local networks, such as crowded events, disaster zones, remote areas, or places without cellular coverage.
• No Servers or Central Authority:
+ Because no central server stores or routes messages, user data remains under individual control.
+ This structure enhances privacy, reduces costs, and eliminates common points of failure or surveillance.
• No Phone Numbers or Accounts:
+ Bitchat operates without personal identifiers.
+ Users generate random, anonymous identities, protecting personal information and enabling communication without registration or verification.
Advantages
• Privacy and Security:
+ Encryption ensures that only the intended recipient can read a message.
+ The decentralized model prevents data collection or external monitoring.
• Offline Resilience:
+ Works anytime, anywhere, independent of mobile networks or Wi-Fi. Ideal for emergencies, censorship resistance, or remote expeditions.
• Community-Driven Connectivity:
+ The network’s strength grows with more participants, encouraging collective communication without infrastructure dependencies.
Bitchat represents a new vision for digital communication—one that prioritizes privacy, autonomy, and accessibility.
By empowering users to connect directly through their devices, it redefines what it means to communicate freely in a truly decentralized way.
FAQ
Q: How does Bitchat differ from regular messaging apps?
A: Most messaging apps rely on internet servers to send, receive, and store messages. Bitchat doesn’t. It runs entirely on a decentralized network built by its users’ devices. Each phone acts as both a sender and a relay node, so your messages travel device-to-device instead of going through a central authority.
Q: Can I use Bitchat without an internet connection or mobile signal?
A: Yes, that’s one of Bitchat’s strongest features! It works completely offline through Bluetooth mesh networking, which means you can send and receive messages even when there’s no cellular coverage or Wi-Fi available.
Q: What is Bluetooth mesh networking, and how does Bitchat use it?
A: Bluetooth mesh networking allows multiple devices to connect and form a network where each one can pass along messages to others in range. Bitchat uses this approach to build a dynamic, self-sustaining communication web. Your message can hop across several devices until it reaches the intended recipient.
Version History
v1.5.1——21 Oct 2025
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*1.5.1
• show media buttons only in mesh
• bump to 1.5.1
*1.5.0
• fix: Resolve debug settings bottom sheet crash on some devices
• fix: string formatting crash rssi translation
• bump versioncode 24
• Location notes
• lower voice quality, smaller file size
• Camera take picture
• actually 1.5.0
*1.4.0
• remove the noise handshake if peer goes offline
• Media transfers
• fix unit tests
• fix: clear channel messages on reset
• Translations
• Remove ghost sync
• Extract constants
• bump version 1.4.0
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