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.
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.
Is it more battery efficient yet?
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.