Socialmesh Blog
Technical deep-dives, architecture decisions, and development journal for Socialmesh -- a Meshtastic and MeshCore companion app for iOS and Android.
Firmware Extensions: Binary Encoding Over LoRa Mesh
How Socialmesh extends Meshtastic with custom binary portnums for presence, signals, and identity -- without forking the firmware.
Welcome to the Socialmesh Developer Blog
Introducing the Socialmesh developer blog -- technical deep-dives, architecture decisions, and the development story so far.
Aether: Flight Sharing on the Mesh
Launching the Aether flight sharing service -- ground stations report aircraft reception data to a shared leaderboard via mesh radio.
Sigil: Node Identity Cards
Building the Sigil API -- shareable node identity card snapshots with an Express backend, SQLite storage, and Apple Wallet integration.
Multi-Protocol: Adding MeshCore Support
Making Socialmesh a multi-protocol app -- supporting both Meshtastic and MeshCore devices while keeping protocol logic completely isolated.
Going Open Source
Open-sourcing the Socialmesh mobile client under GPL-3.0 -- what’s included, why GPL, and how contributors can get started.
World Mesh: Watching the Global Network
Building a real-time MQTT consumer that collects Meshtastic node data from the global mesh and serves it as an API.
The Automation Engine
Building a node automation system for mesh radios -- triggers, actions, geofences, and battery hysteresis.