FireChat
Free AppAbout FireChat
Free messaging. No signal or mobile data needed. It's the "INTERNET OF US" (TM)
FireChat works even without an Internet connection or cellular phone coverage. Use it anywhere: planes, public transportation, cruise ships, campuses, and crowded events. All you need is a few people around you using FireChat.
Bluetooth and WiFi need to be "on" to send and receive messages when not connected to a network (yes please turn WiFi on, even if you don't have access to the Internet). And if you are connected to a cellular network or WiFi access point, then FireChat will work too.
You will be automatically connected directly with one another, creating your own network for public and private communications. The more people use it, the bigger and faster your network becomes.
And when you do have access to a reliable Internet connection or cellular network, FireChat helps you reach people worldwide and build your audience faster than on any social network, for free.
Leaders, artists, communities and organizations (news, cultural, humanitarian, sports...) love how quickly FireChat scales. FireChat helps them communicate instantly with large groups of people to achieve their goals.
Get FireChat now with a few friends and start something.
========= How does this work ? =========
FireChat creates a mesh network using Bluetooth and peer-to-peer WiFi. FireChat transmits messages and pictures offline between devices that are located within 200 feet of one another.
Thanks to FireChat’s innovative multi-hop and store-and-forward capabilities, FireChat users form a network that increases in size with the number of devices. It allows messages to hop from one device to the next in order to reach the recipient(s). This is why the more people use FireChat, the better and the larger the network becomes (unlike with cellular networks).
On the mesh network, messages are transmitted seamlessly from one device to the next in order to reach the recipient(s). When an Internet connection or cellular network is available, FireChat uses them to reach remote recipients.
Public messages are visible by anyone. Private messages are encrypted and can only be seen and read by the sender and the recipient.
========= Features =========
• Instantly send messages and photos to anyone around you
• Send private messages that only you and the recipient can read thanks to end-to-end encryption
• Instantly create live chatrooms for discussions on any topic with a few people or as many as tens of thousands of simultaneous users
• Type a hashtag in any message to automatically create a new chatroom
• View the most popular messages in the public conversations
• Public chatrooms and private messages work both offline and online
• Works even without any Internet connection, mobile phone coverage , or data plan
• Devices connect directly with one another within 200 feet of their location
• Multihop and store-and-forward technology create larger networks when several people use FireChat
FireChat has been featured by CNN, the BBC, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Time, and many more around the world.
FireChat is often used at live events - such as the visit of Pope Francis in the Philippines in January 2015 - and large festivals including SXSW where it received an Innovation Award in March 2015.
FireChat works even without an Internet connection or cellular phone coverage. Use it anywhere: planes, public transportation, cruise ships, campuses, and crowded events. All you need is a few people around you using FireChat.
Bluetooth and WiFi need to be "on" to send and receive messages when not connected to a network (yes please turn WiFi on, even if you don't have access to the Internet). And if you are connected to a cellular network or WiFi access point, then FireChat will work too.
You will be automatically connected directly with one another, creating your own network for public and private communications. The more people use it, the bigger and faster your network becomes.
And when you do have access to a reliable Internet connection or cellular network, FireChat helps you reach people worldwide and build your audience faster than on any social network, for free.
Leaders, artists, communities and organizations (news, cultural, humanitarian, sports...) love how quickly FireChat scales. FireChat helps them communicate instantly with large groups of people to achieve their goals.
Get FireChat now with a few friends and start something.
========= How does this work ? =========
FireChat creates a mesh network using Bluetooth and peer-to-peer WiFi. FireChat transmits messages and pictures offline between devices that are located within 200 feet of one another.
Thanks to FireChat’s innovative multi-hop and store-and-forward capabilities, FireChat users form a network that increases in size with the number of devices. It allows messages to hop from one device to the next in order to reach the recipient(s). This is why the more people use FireChat, the better and the larger the network becomes (unlike with cellular networks).
On the mesh network, messages are transmitted seamlessly from one device to the next in order to reach the recipient(s). When an Internet connection or cellular network is available, FireChat uses them to reach remote recipients.
Public messages are visible by anyone. Private messages are encrypted and can only be seen and read by the sender and the recipient.
========= Features =========
• Instantly send messages and photos to anyone around you
• Send private messages that only you and the recipient can read thanks to end-to-end encryption
• Instantly create live chatrooms for discussions on any topic with a few people or as many as tens of thousands of simultaneous users
• Type a hashtag in any message to automatically create a new chatroom
• View the most popular messages in the public conversations
• Public chatrooms and private messages work both offline and online
• Works even without any Internet connection, mobile phone coverage , or data plan
• Devices connect directly with one another within 200 feet of their location
• Multihop and store-and-forward technology create larger networks when several people use FireChat
FireChat has been featured by CNN, the BBC, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Time, and many more around the world.
FireChat is often used at live events - such as the visit of Pope Francis in the Philippines in January 2015 - and large festivals including SXSW where it received an Innovation Award in March 2015.
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Android
4.0.3+
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Android app
App History & Updates
What's Changed
This release improves connectivity and stability.
This release improves connectivity and stability.
Version update FireChat was updated to version 8.0.48
Version update FireChat was updated to version 8.0.4
Version update FireChat was updated to version 7.4.1
Version update FireChat was updated to version 6.0.2
What are users saying about FireChat
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Can't log in. Can't create an account. Completely useless
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It work sometimes but the issue is that I send a message without Wi-Fi or mobile service and it don't send without Wi-Fi
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Drains battery. No way to change Username once committed. Customer Support doesn't reply to emails, non-existent.
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Great chat app for short distances. Requires encryption, and better UI.
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Cant sign up
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cant sign up
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I hate it
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Notification ads
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This app is like a virus, won't allow me to connect to Wi-Fi networks or Bluetooth speakers. Causes lag even with texting. I do not recommend this app to anyone.
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An offline app that makes you sign in online... Ok. This is how this app would work: You start it up, you input your name, you see all the nearby Firechat users, you choose one, you chat, maybe send files/media. Done. No need for those horrible chat rooms, or signing in.
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It seems ok but the app is flaky and unresponsive sometimes. Seems to work as described.
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Great idea for emergency situations when communications fail
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cant sign up…
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It seems to be the best "offline" chat app, but it sure crashes often (at least on the Zenfone 2 and mi5)
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It's got a fast send and receive messages so far that I see
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good app
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Nice app..... Its free easy plus u can text offline with your freinds five stars best messaging app EVER fo yes do install it one thing thouge u cant call plz make it so u can if u could rate **********10 then i would nice app thouge great job
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Dsnt work on my oppo f1 plus x9009 5.1 version.. Pllzzz do solve this problem
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First screen says "no internet required", yet it is obligatory to sign up with a reliable internet connection. It's not working in China for instance. Quite a misleading statement from the very beginning.
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This is the worst communication app. It's fake. It does need Internet to sign up or sign in. And sometimes it even do not sign up. App sucks
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It activates Bluetooth by itself, and I hate that very much
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Nice thought. Would work amazing on disaster. App keeps crashing though
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Mobile data or wifi required to send message fake app
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For some reason i cant text photos i wonder why
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The app works but unless I force stop the app it keeps turning off my Wi-Fi.
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Require access to sms/contacts on startup. Really?
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Never sent me the verification email after several attempts. Email triple checked and info was correct.
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Good concept but it keeps turning off my hotspot.
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Just for communication off networks, excelent
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Very interesting
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Very useful
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I love this app. Very useful
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It's a useful technology for what it is. I can imagine extremely useful scenarios, but which would demand a critical number of users. Useful for a strung-out group of hikers. Useful to whisper texts across tents or transportation - between cars is great. The very limited range is, ofc, an issue. It's got greater potential, but currently it's kind of like the walkie-talkie version of an on-phone flashlight: You have it in your pocket already, it works, but not as well as a specialised device. Glad it exists. *** Not glad enough to put up with "Sponsored Apps" - uninstalling. Make a paid version for us grownups - eh? Minus a star. Sorry.
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Garbage app. Didn't check reviews before I downloaded. It puts advertisment push notifications on your phone. Worst idea ever. I don't want your garbage ads clogging up phone. Uninstalled instantly
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Signed up provided my email address...still waiting for the pin number.. will be uninstalling tomorrow if I don't get the PIN.
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It kills the battery very fast, not sure if it's all that good at power management...
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Best way to communicate for festies! Nothin' beats it.
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Too good for my phone samsung galaxy A7
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Running a nexus 5X. I am unable to create an account as the page takes me nowhere on sign up. Time to test the app ;)
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Interesting concept, but pushing notification ads is an absolute deal breaker. Also apparently Android does not support mesh networking well.