Sideband App
Sideband is a LXMF client for Android allowing you to communicate with people or LXMF-compatible systems over Reticulum networks using LoRa, Packet Radio, WiFi, I2P, or anything else Reticulum supports.
Sideband is completely free, permission-less, anonymous and infrastructure-less. Sideband uses the peer-to-peer and distributed messaging system LXMF. There is no sign-up, no service providers, no "end-user license agreements", no data theft and no surveillance. You own the system.
This also means that Sideband operates differently than what you might be used to. It does not need a connection to a server on the Internet to function, and you do not have an account anywhere. Please read the Guide section included in the program, to get an understanding of how Sideband differs from other messaging systems.
What's new in 2.2.0
- Custom Interface Support: Ability to load custom interfaces directly from a configured plugins directory on Android.
- Direct Voice Link Establishment: Start half-duplex voice links directly from the conversations screen for easier communication.
- PTT Mode Quick Switcher: Added a quick toggle on the messages screen to switch between high-quality and low-bandwidth Push-to-Talk (PTT) modes.
- Enhanced Voice and Call Handling: Improved general call management and voice link stability.
- Reliable Extreme Link Delivery: Significantly improved message delivery reliability and transmission efficiency across extreme or poor link conditions.
- Background Audio Fix: Resolved an Android-specific bug where outgoing audio stopped working if a call was accepted while the app was in or just waking from the background.
- Interface and Node Version Details: Added version information to discovered interface details and propagation node announce streams.
- Updated Protocol Stacks: Upgraded integrated RNS (1.5.5), LXMF (1.2.0), and LXST (0.5.4) backends for improved core performance.
