Fire chat

Fire chat allows establishing communication between devices within 200 feet that are also running fire chat.

It uses multihop technology to connect all devices within range, creating a mesh network that works, even when mobile and broadband access fails.

It is a proprietary mobile app, developed by Open Garden, which uses wireless mesh networking to enable smartphones to connect via wireless connections, or Apple’s Multipeer Connectivity Framework without an internet connection by connecting peer-to-peer.

In the nutshell, FireChat is a free messaging app meant to be used without an internet connection (no Wi-Fi or mobile data). Using Bluetooth technology and a peer-to-peer network, enabling users to send and forward messages to other nearby FireChat users. When the internet is available, it works like any other global messaging app. Users can access open, global chat, create private chat rooms, and send private encrypted texts to up to 50 people at a time. The open chat room is unmoderated and allows users to connect with strangers. When you sign up, the app requests access to your contacts and your location.