Briar Desktop 0.5.0-beta released - macOS support, private groups and Briar Mailbox - Briar
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The desktop team is excited to announce the next update to the Briar desktop client. The new version 0.5.0-beta brings support for private groups that complement private messaging and forums. Private groups were previously only available on Android devices. Another update is the ability to link a Briar Mailbox to your desktop client. The Mailbox is an Android app that accompanies Briar and was released just two weeks ago. With a Mailbox linked to your Briar messenger you can improve your own reachability and better reach your contacts.
  • authEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Is it more battery efficient yet?

    • m-p{3}@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Considering it cannot use push messaging by design, then not really.

      But at least you can mitigate this by using a spare phone that you can leave plugged in (ie: at home) and act as a proxy using Briar Mailbox, so you can still receive messages even if the phone you carry with you isn’t connected, as a way of saving some battery.