🌐 Bridging Bitchat + MeshCore: Resilient communication when infrastructure fails
Bitchat = Bluetooth mesh on phones you already have (~100m range)
MeshCore = LoRa long-range mesh (km+ with cheap hardware)
The bridge connects them. Your phone talks to the city-wide mesh network.
Perfect for disasters, protests, internet shutdowns.
Code: https://github.com/jooray/MeshCore/tree/feature/bitchat-bridge
Releases: https://github.com/jooray/MeshCore/releases
Read more: https://juraj.bednar.io/en/blog-en/2026/01/18/bridging-bitchat-and-meshcore-resilient-communication-when-you-need-it-most/
Bitchat = Bluetooth mesh on phones you already have (~100m range)
MeshCore = LoRa long-range mesh (km+ with cheap hardware)
The bridge connects them. Your phone talks to the city-wide mesh network.
Perfect for disasters, protests, internet shutdowns.
Code: https://github.com/jooray/MeshCore/tree/feature/bitchat-bridge
Releases: https://github.com/jooray/MeshCore/releases
Read more: https://juraj.bednar.io/en/blog-en/2026/01/18/bridging-bitchat-and-meshcore-resilient-communication-when-you-need-it-most/