[ajr0]

this seems interesting and I (very briefly) installed to check it out but never actually used.

I just noticed there is no IOS version? bit strange no?

also no update on their blog since 2023?

would be interested to read whats going on recently, is there another place to look?

[tredre3]

They explain the iOS situation here: https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/wikis/FAQ#will-t...

[throwawayq3423]

Is there an iOS alternative?

[unethical_ban]

iOS doesn't allow apps to stay active in the background to listen for messages like Android can. And since Briar very much does not rely on the vendor push services that is a showstopper.

[mmwelt]

Indeed, this is very much a limitation for all apps on iOS that don't want to rely on centralised services, such as a push notification server other than Apple's.

See also: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/685525

[CobaltFire]

I noted that as well.

Honestly given the target audience and the limited dev resources I (as an iOS user) do think focusing on Android is probably the right choice here.