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.

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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).

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

@mango Have you tried installing the Snap versions?

@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.

@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

@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.

@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...

Here is a new one that I forgot to put on my list the first time.

Silent Mode!

It does not work correctly, or at least it does not behave in a way that is intuitive. I turn on silent mode, and I still get notification ping sounds. I don't see the alert volume change to 0 in uVolMan.

Also there is no separation between silent and do not disturb that I can find. It would be good to have a do not disturb mode that completely silences the phone, vibrations, and notifications.

@flohack BeaconDB is free? And ready to be used with Geoclue.

@majorquibble are you on 20.04 or 24.04?

Edit: sorry didn't see your put the version in your message.

This is probably caused by Indra being built specifically for 24.04. Is it possible for you to update to 24.04? Otherwise, I will see if I can build for 20.04.

@Vlad-Nirky you can find everything at https://meshtastic.org.

@MiguelTheDRMR Is license proprietary?

Indra 1.2.1 is now available with a laundry list of improvements and fixes. Find it at https://next.open-store.io/app/indra.projectmoon/ or https://git.agnos.is/projectmoon/indra/releases/tag/v1.2.1.

• Feature: Make links clickable in messages.
• Feature: Add the ability to search and filter nodes on the map.
• Feature: De-duplicate messages that are likely rebroadcasts.
• Feature: Show hops away/signal strength on messages.
• Feature: Add/remove favorite nodes.
• Improvement: New message footer layout.
• Improvement: Better node list appearance in dark mode.
• Improvement: Tweaks to the choice of black or white text for messages in dark mode. More readable.
• Improvement: Add node ID to the node info page.
• Improvement: Show node distance on the map, and sort by distance.
• Improvement: New map icon.
• Improvement: Pull to refresh the node list.
• Improvement: Proper status indicators for sending messages.
• Improvement: Show channel/conversation status indicators on main view.
• Improvement: Add a setting to toggle forced Bluetooth reset.
• Improvement: Add a setting to control how long it takes before a node is considered offline.
• Improvement: Add a setting to control the message de-duplication window.
• Improvement: Translation updates.
• Fix: Apply the default channel name to the public channel no matter its index.
• Fix: Fix a UI lockup when reconnecting to the radio.
• Fix: No more UI flickering when disconnecting from the radio.
• Fix: More efficient refreshing of the node list.