Indra is now available on the OpenStore!

https://next.open-store.io/app/indra.projectmoon/

This thread will serve as a sort of unofficial support thread for now. Proper issues/bugs/feature requests should be done on the issue tracker.

Indra is a Ubuntu Touch app for off-grid communication using LoRa (long range) mesh radios. You can text friends, family, and neighbors without an internet connection. Messages are sent via the radio, which connects to other radios nearby to form a network completely separate from traditional communication infrastructure.

You need an external radio to use this app. They are cheap to build or buy, and a one-time investment in off-grid communication. Indra currently supports radios running Meshtastic firmware. You can connect to your radio over Bluetooth, the local network, or a USB cable (depending on your radio).

The app currently does not support configuring or setting up your radio; please use the Android/iOS app or the Meshtastic web client at https://client.meshtastic.org to set up your radio or change its settings.

This is a work-in-progress app. The initial release supports what the author considers the essential, core features of Meshtastic. Currently supported features:

• Connect to a configured radio over Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or USB.
• Send messages to public channels, private channels, or directly to other users on the mesh.
• View and search the list of other radios that your radio is picking up.

Things currently NOT supported:

• Configuring the radio. Please use the Android/iOS app or Meshtastic web client to set up the radio.
• Showing positions of radios on the map (next major feature to be implemented).

@bgriffis check KeePassRX on the Open Store.

Disclaimer: I am the creator of KeePassRX.

Documentation: https://agnos.is/projects/keepassrx/

https://next.open-store.io/app/indra.projectmoon/

Indra is now available on the OpenStore, with all the fixes in Alpha 4 and a few more tweaks! From this point forward, the database will be treated as something that needs to be migrated instead of wiped on every update. (The setting in the menu to wipe the database does not actually do anything, and will be removed).

@enki said in top 3 app wish list for Ubuntu 24.04:

Conversation for xmpp chat audio/video client

There is an experimental port of Kaidan being developed: https://gitlab.com/alaskalinuxuser/kaidan_0_6_0

@nparafe Like I said, the snap does not fully integrate with the system due to scaling and keyboard issues. It's probably possible to use it with a physical keyboard, but I don't have one paired to the phone.

@Voorstad I am working on a Meshtastic app. Not Meshcore. Will be opening it soon for alpha testing.

@Vlad-Nirky I asked about this in the ubports Matrix channel some time ago, because of course I want to implement the Yubikey challenge-response thing for KeePassRX (it's supported by the underlying Rust library). I was told the OS doesn't have full integration yet, at the OS level. But as a disclaimer, I didn't actually bother trying it myself yet lol.

The Yubikey WILL be picked up as a USB device, at least, if plugged in. It shows up as an HID keyboard to make use of the pre-programmed typed password feature thingy of Yubikeys. I don't know if any of the other features of Yubikeys would work yet, though. One way to find out...

@GooglyBear JotIt Notes on the OpenStore can sync with Nextcloud Notes.

@majorquibble You can download the proper click package from the link in the post. If you have a more modern phone, it's probably arm64. Then you just open it with the OpenStore and install manually.

One very important bug I am trying to squash is being unable to direct message some nodes while being able to message other nodes. Need info on the patterns behind it.

Are there plans for under-screen fingerprint sensors? E.g. for the Volla Quintus.

@PhAndersson I think any spawning of external processes that are not inside the app's ~/.local/share directory require unconfined. And in this case, unconfined would be required since it's using some system executable.

@Voorstad just so you know, if you have not seen it already, Indra is on the OpenStore. And no, it does not do MeshCore, at least not yet. I have a vague plan of adding at some point this year. I found a Rust MeshCore library.

https://next.open-store.io/app/indra.projectmoon/

Indra is now available on the OpenStore, with all the fixes in Alpha 4 and a few more tweaks! From this point forward, the database will be treated as something that needs to be migrated instead of wiped on every update. (The setting in the menu to wipe the database does not actually do anything, and will be removed).

Alpha 4!

https://git.agnos.is/projectmoon/indra/releases

Next alpha release that focuses on finalization of MVP functionality ahead of OpenStore release. This release also contains the changes in the unreleased alpha 3.

A database wipe is required for this release!

Delete the database by doing rm ~/.local/share/indra.projectmoon/indra.db on your phone, or by deleting indra.db using the file manager.

Changelog

• Support connecting to radios via network/wi-fi.
• Ensure contact info is on radio when sending direct messages.
• Fix channels not showing up if they don't have a name.
• Node list is now one large list off online + offline.
• Actually reliable message queueing system.
• Adhere to firmware-imposed text message rate limits.
• Security indicators on channel/DM list.
• Sortable node list.
• Move more Meshtastic-specific stuff out of app domain.
• Show and enforce character limits on sending text messages.

I think I have finally figured out why some nodes cannot be DMed. The fix for this will likely not be in the initial OpenStore release (undergoing review right now), but it will be part of the first update after.

@Ernst-Jan15 For Android stuff, you can use Waydroid.

@enki so would you say that it was the screen not getting enough power from the hub?

Alpha 2!

https://git.agnos.is/projectmoon/indra/releases/tag/v0.0.2

Next alpha release, focused on dealing with reported bugs and adding features required for MVP user experience. No work was done on Bluetooth connection stability in this release.

A database wipe is required for this release!

Delete the database by doing rm ~/.local/share/indra.projectmoon/indra.db on your phone, or by deleting indra.db using the file manager.

Changelog

• Store and utilize last heard from nodes.
• Update Direct Conversation (Direct Messages in the main list) when a node's long or short name changes.
• Allow deletion of errored or unsent messages.
• Allow resend of errored or unsent messages.
• Color messages gray if they've been unsent for a long time (only on channel view load).
• Alter message sending logic to first queue the message for sending, then send it, then delete the queued message. Theoretically helps with Bluetooth instability.
• Add ability to search the node list.
• Separate nodes into online and offline (not heard for at least 24 hours).
• Catch errors relating to specific messages and mark the message as errored.
• Render non-public encrypted channels as "group chats."

The major problems currently found that need to be fixed for alpha 2:

• PKI errors when trying to send direct messages trying some nodes but not others. Don't know what causes this.
• Node names (and probably other info) not updating correctly when that information changes.
• Handling of unsent messages is very poor. Cannot delete or resend. Cannot tell difference between an unsent vs unacknowledged message.

@Sander very nice, replies work. Is there an API endpoint to do it? Or does it only work via browser?