Teen’s Disaster Messaging App Can ‘Hop’ Across Bluetooth When Cellular Networks Collapse

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• A 17-year-old student in Istanbul built Crisis Connect, an open-source messaging app, after the February 2023 earthquakes damaged cellular and internet infrastructure in southern Türkiye and northern Syria.
• The app sends messages and calls over Bluetooth when mobile networks or internet access are unavailable.