FIRE-CHAT APP--> Chat without internet
The app was first introduced in March 2014 for iPhone's, followed on April 3 by a version for Android devices.
In July 2015, Fire-Chat introduced private messaging. Until then, it had only been possible to post messages to public chatroom's.
In May 2016, Fire-Chat introduced Fire-Chat Alerts to allow users to send push alerts during a specific time and place. This feature was aimed for aid workers doing disaster relief and was developed from a partnership with Marikina a city in the Philippines.
Fire-Chat first became popular in 2014 in Iraq following government restrictions on internet use, and thereafter during the 2014 Hong Kong protests. In 2015, Fire-Chat was also promoted by protesters during the 2015 Ecuadorian protests. On September 11, 2015, during the pro-independence demonstration called Free Way to the Catalan Republic, Fire-Chat was used 131,000 times.
Fire-Chat is a proprietary mobile app, developed by Open Garden, which uses wireless mesh networking to enable smartphones to connect via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or Apple's Multi-peer Connectivity Framework without an internet connection by connecting peer-to-peer.
Though it was not designed with the purpose in mind, Fire-Chat has been used as a communication tool in some civil protests.
In July 2015, Fire-Chat introduced private messaging. Until then, it had only been possible to post messages to public chatroom's.
In May 2016, Fire-Chat introduced Fire-Chat Alerts to allow users to send push alerts during a specific time and place. This feature was aimed for aid workers doing disaster relief and was developed from a partnership with Marikina a city in the Philippines.
Fire-Chat first became popular in 2014 in Iraq following government restrictions on internet use, and thereafter during the 2014 Hong Kong protests. In 2015, Fire-Chat was also promoted by protesters during the 2015 Ecuadorian protests. On September 11, 2015, during the pro-independence demonstration called Free Way to the Catalan Republic, Fire-Chat was used 131,000 times.
Fire-Chat is a proprietary mobile app, developed by Open Garden, which uses wireless mesh networking to enable smartphones to connect via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or Apple's Multi-peer Connectivity Framework without an internet connection by connecting peer-to-peer.
Though it was not designed with the purpose in mind, Fire-Chat has been used as a communication tool in some civil protests.
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