Whoa, I was just mentioning in another post how I have my family member install ...

mmwelt · 2026-01-16T09:06:44 1768554404

It doesn't look likely that there will ever be an iOS app[1], unless Apple makes key changes in the way iOS works[2].

[1] https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/wikis/FAQ#will-t...

[2] https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/685525

aaravchen · 2026-01-16T07:03:06 1768546986

You should definitely read the news about bitchat. It doesnt actually have basically any security or privacy from all the dozens of independent security audit findings. Jack even said it was vibe coded and never audited.

DANmode · 2026-01-16T03:54:06 1768535646

Boo, native apps.

Dylan16807 · 2026-01-16T05:25:21 1768541121

If it's not native then we need to give powerful Bluetooth capabilities to web pages which isn't very good.

master-lincoln · 2026-01-16T12:02:34 1768564954

I don't know why you think it's not good, but it seems it will happen: https://webbluetoothcg.github.io/web-bluetooth/#introduction

DANmode · 2026-01-16T15:03:02 1768575782

Right.

Downvote all you want (native app developers, is that you? <3), the web is here, has been here, and will continue to flourish.

> This specification takes several approaches to make such attacks more difficult:

> Pairing individual devices instead of device classes requires at least a user action before a device can be exploited.

DANmode · 2026-01-16T05:48:41 1768542521

People said the same thing about allowing the browser to trigger the microphone and the camera.

Use sane browser and or OS inherited permissions, and sane permission-promoting and gating,

and it’s a non-issue.

(Have you seen the prompts for Location, Microphone, WebUSB, and other “scary” features in the browser?

There’s really not much room for misinterpretation!)