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| Developer(s) | Open Garden |
|---|---|
| Stable release | Discontinued
|
| Platform | Android, iOS |
| Type | mesh networking |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | opengarden.com/firechat |
FireChat was a proprietary mobile app, developed by Open Garden, which used wireless mesh networking to enable smartphones to pass messages to each other peer-to-peer via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or Apple's Multipeer, without an internet connection.[1]
Though it was not designed with the purpose in mind, FireChat was used as a communication tool in some civil protests.[2]
FireChat is now discontinued. The official URL displays a 404 error page, and apps have not been updated since 2018.
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