Firechat
| Firechat | |
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| Maintainer | Micha Benoliel, Stanislav Shalunov, Greg Hazel |
| developer | Open Garden Inc. |
| Publishing year | 2014 |
| Current version | 9.0.14 ( Android ) October 11, 2018 9.0.9 ( iOS ) |
| operating system | Android , iOS |
| category | Instant messaging |
| License | proprietary |
| German speaking | Yes |
| opengarden.com/firechat | |
Firechat (proper spelling firechat ) is an instant messaging - service that is offered by the manufacturer Open Garden since April, 2014. The technology also works to a limited extent without an Internet or telephone connection. This is done via a meshed network in which devices on which the program is installed establish a decentralized network via Bluetooth , WLAN or Multipeer Connectivity from Apple , via which the messages are passed on from the sender to the recipient.
Private messages receive end-to-end encryption .
In April 2020, the software was no longer available in the Apple Appstore. A new registration with an existing installation is no longer possible and the manufacturer's website can no longer be accessed.
Use to bypass network barriers
The application was used with great media interest in Iraq, where the use of the Internet is severely restricted by the local government. During the protests in Hong Kong in the second half of 2014, the authorities repeatedly switched off the cell phone network in order to prevent the demonstrators from communicating. In response, Firechat became an important means of communicating the protests.
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Micha Benoliel. In: crunchbase.com. Accessed December 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Stanislav Shalunov. In: crunchbase.com. Accessed December 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Greg Hazel. In: crunchbase.com. Accessed December 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Download page for Android. In: Google Play . Retrieved November 28, 2018 .
- ↑ Preview page for iOS. In: App Store (iOS) . Retrieved November 28, 2018 .
- ↑ End-user license agreement at opengarden.com, accessed on July 27, 2015 (English).
- ↑ "FireChat" in the App Store. See under "Functions" the statement on point 2. Accessed on February 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Alex Hern: Firechat updates as 40,000 Iraqis download 'mesh' chat app in censored Baghdad. In: The Guardian . June 24, 2014, accessed June 27, 2017 .
- ↑ Ulrike Putz: Leader of the umbrella revolution: Joshua, 17, teaches China to fear. In: Spiegel Online . September 30, 2014, accessed June 27, 2017 .