SocialMesh Developer BlogTechnical deep-dives, architecture decisions, and development journal for the SocialMesh mesh-radio companion app.https://blog.socialmesh.app/en-usMesh Services: Publish Anything on the Meshhttps://blog.socialmesh.app/mesh-services/https://blog.socialmesh.app/mesh-services/Building a service creation and discovery system for LoRa mesh networks — templates, TTL, binary schemas, and zero internet required.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTarchitecturemeshtasticmesh-servicesmrrpAether: OpenSky Integration and the Zero-Credit Architecturehttps://blog.socialmesh.app/aether-opensky-integration/https://blog.socialmesh.app/aether-opensky-integration/How the Aether flight service evolved from burning OpenSky credits per user to a server-side caching architecture that costs nothing per client request.Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTdevaetherbackendflightsopenskyAether: Great Circles, Race Conditions, and Flight Detectionhttps://blog.socialmesh.app/aether-flight-detection-math/https://blog.socialmesh.app/aether-flight-detection-math/The math and logic behind Aether's flight route visualization, conflict detection, self-flight guards, and the formulas that make it all work.Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTdevaethermathflightsFrom JSON Blob to SQLite: Fixing Chat Message Persistencehttps://blog.socialmesh.app/message-persistence/https://blog.socialmesh.app/message-persistence/How we migrated Meshtastic chat storage from a 100-message SharedPreferences blob to a proper SQLite database with per-conversation retention.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTmeshtasticarchitecturestorageNodeDex System Architecturehttps://blog.socialmesh.app/nodedex-system-architecture/https://blog.socialmesh.app/nodedex-system-architecture/Complete technical deep-dive into NodeDex — procedural identity, field journal system, sigil generation, trait inference, patina scoring, and progressive disclosure.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTarchitecturenodedexmeshtasticFirmware Extensions: Binary Encoding Over LoRa Meshhttps://blog.socialmesh.app/firmware-extensions-overview/https://blog.socialmesh.app/firmware-extensions-overview/How SocialMesh extends Meshtastic with custom binary portnums for presence, signals, and identity -- without forking the firmware.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTprotocolfirmwarebinarymeshtasticWelcome to the SocialMesh Developer Bloghttps://blog.socialmesh.app/welcome/https://blog.socialmesh.app/welcome/Introducing the SocialMesh developer blog -- technical deep-dives, architecture decisions, and the development story so far.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTmetaannouncementAether: Flight Sharing on the Meshhttps://blog.socialmesh.app/aether-flights/https://blog.socialmesh.app/aether-flights/Launching the Aether flight sharing service -- ground stations report aircraft reception data to a shared leaderboard via mesh radio.Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTdevaetherbackendflightsSigil: Node Identity Cardshttps://blog.socialmesh.app/sigil-identity-cards/https://blog.socialmesh.app/sigil-identity-cards/Building the Sigil API -- shareable node identity card snapshots with an Express backend, SQLite storage, and Apple Wallet integration.Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTdevsigilbackendnodedexMulti-Protocol: Adding MeshCore Supporthttps://blog.socialmesh.app/multi-protocol/https://blog.socialmesh.app/multi-protocol/Making SocialMesh a multi-protocol app -- supporting both Meshtastic and MeshCore devices while keeping protocol logic completely isolated.Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTdevmeshcorearchitectureGoing Open Sourcehttps://blog.socialmesh.app/open-source/https://blog.socialmesh.app/open-source/Open-sourcing the SocialMesh mobile client under GPL-3.0 -- what’s included, why GPL, and how contributors can get started.Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTdevopen-sourcearchitectureWorld Mesh: Watching the Global Networkhttps://blog.socialmesh.app/world-mesh/https://blog.socialmesh.app/world-mesh/Building a real-time MQTT consumer that collects Meshtastic node data from the global mesh and serves it as an API.Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTdevmqttbackendmesh-observerThe Automation Enginehttps://blog.socialmesh.app/automation-engine/https://blog.socialmesh.app/automation-engine/Building a node automation system for mesh radios -- triggers, actions, geofences, and battery hysteresis.Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTautomationsarchitectureFirebase Without the Dependencyhttps://blog.socialmesh.app/firebase-optional/https://blog.socialmesh.app/firebase-optional/How SocialMesh integrates Firebase for optional cloud features while remaining fully functional offline.Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTfirebasearchitectureofflinePresence, Timelines, and the Social Layerhttps://blog.socialmesh.app/presence-and-signals/https://blog.socialmesh.app/presence-and-signals/Adding the social layer to a mesh radio app -- presence broadcasts, signal timelines, and the beginning of what makes SocialMesh different.Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTdevpresencesignalsBLE Transport: The Realities of Bluetooth on Mobilehttps://blog.socialmesh.app/ble-transport/https://blog.socialmesh.app/ble-transport/Lessons learned building a reliable BLE transport layer for Meshtastic on iOS and Android. Adapter states, scan retries, and connection sequencing.Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTbletransportmeshtasticDay One: Building a Mesh Radio Companionhttps://blog.socialmesh.app/day-one/https://blog.socialmesh.app/day-one/First commit. A Flutter app that talks to Meshtastic radios over Bluetooth Low Energy. Starting from zero.Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTdevbleflutter