FireChat - chat room where there is no internet

On iOS 7, Apple added Multipeer Connectivity Framework, it allows applications to create peer-to-peer connections and, in the long term, it can make a difference in how mobile devices enter the network. One of the first application that uses this framework, became firechat, with it you can chat with friends, within walking distance, even where there is no internet access.

In the App Store and Google Play are now hundreds, if not thousands of different applications to communicate, from the multi-billion WhatsApp to rapidly gaining popularity TelegramBut they all share one thing - the need to connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi or cellular network. FireChat also allows you to email friends where there is no cellular coverage, or the network is busy, for example, in the field or in the subway, at a concert or a football match. The main thing that was included Bluetooth.

In FireChat not to register or authenticate via Facebook, just select login, even not necessarily unique, and you can start to use. applications Anonymity at the height, because in addition to the lack of binding to the email or social networks, it is not saved history and yuzerneym can be changed any number of times.

Unfortunately, to find a place without a cellular network, but with someone ready application with me, I was not able to test, so I just turned off the Wi-Fi and cellular data transmission in your phone settings. In the "near" without connection to the Internet you can communicate with friends, located at a distance of 10 m, but may range expanded by using mesh networking, i.e. 10 meters - it is rather the maximum distance between two "points" network. For example, if two people with FireChat stand at a distance of 15 meters, they can not chat with each another, but if in between the center will be even someone to open an application, it will be able to communicate have all three.

While communication is limited to text and shipment photos, but do not send large pictures, because the connection is via Bluetooth. I have a photo taken on the iPhone 5, the slalom on the second phone for about 10 minutes. Unfortunately, the connection is often lost, and messages sent during his loss and then not delivered during recovery.

Except in the mode "Next" in FireChat have a global chat room, for which you need an internet connection. The use of the latter is questionable, as long as there is only a very rough broken down by region, and chat is more similar to the trash.

Application settings are very modest, they can only change yuzerneym, turn on / off push-notification and send the link to a friend application.

FireChat functionality is still very basic, as they say the application developers, Open GardenThey will listen to users and to gradually add more and more new features.

I do not think that will be useful in everyday FireChat filled Internet life, but to install the application should for those most cases when there is no Internet: hiking in the mountains, in the plane when the network is busy or does not work. On the other hand, I am sure that this is the first large-scale example of Multipeer Connectivity Framework, the possibility of which has not yet disclosed, even partially.

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FireChat

Developer: Open Garden Inc

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FireChat

Developer: Open Garden

Price: Free