🔗 Bitchat: Messaging Without Internet — Jack Dorsey’s New Bluetooth App

By Gulam Sibtain | July 11, 2025

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A new decentralized messaging app called Bitchat has hit beta testing—with a big twist

: it **works entirely offline**, over a Bluetooth mesh network, no internet needed. Co‑founder of Twitter (now X) Jack Dorsey built it to enable encrypted messaging even when cellular or Wi‑Fi is unavailable. 1

📶 How Does Bitchat Work?

• Operates via **Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mesh**—messages hop through devices within ~300 m 2
• No accounts, no phone numbers, no servers—**peer-to-peer and anonymous** 3
• Includes **end-to-end encryption**, password-protected channels, timing obfuscation, “panic mode” wipe 4

📌 Why It Matters Today

• Ideal for **emergencies, protests, or network disruptions**
• Recent mesh apps gained popularity during protests—like FireChat in Hong Kong 5
• Dorsey revealed he built Bitchat in a weekend using his AI coding tool **Goose**, highlighting rapid innovation 6

⚠️ Limitations to Keep in Mind

• Range is limited—needs enough users close by
• Still in **beta testing** (iOS TestFlight capped at 10,000 users) 7
• Not meant to replace WhatsApp or Signal—but offers a valuable fallback 8

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