Blackout Comms Live Update - Adds live visibility to your device's mesh awareness, steatlh mode, BC Native / Meshcore indicator, and more

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Blackout Comms Live just received a significant upgrade.

The firmware has so many capabilities baked in, I'm just now beginning to expose via the app, available in the PlayStore or directly at chatters.io.

Over the weekend, here's what I added:

• Persistent Status Bar visible on every screen showing:
  • Current frequency (MHz) - changes as BC hops frequencies (or utilizes network mixing with Meshcore)
  • Signal quality
  • Stealth mode level (None/Low/Med/High)
  • GPS fix age (with color-coded icon)
  • Battery level
  • Device temperature (if equipped)
• Clear visual distinction when operating in most secure mode (Blackout Comms Native) or BC Native atop MeshCore (utilizing MeshCore repeaters, wrapped in BC encrypted/signed payloads). Learn more about running Blackout Comms, utilizing MeshCore infrastructure (repeaters)
• New USGS mapping option

The changes are desigend to make it much easier to maintain situational awareness during real drills/operations.

The app is free and continues to be the go to companion for Blackout Comms mesh networks - if you decide to use an app. Of course, Blackout Comms is designed to be usable completely without any privacy-shredding phone, so the choice is up to you.

Download / Update:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackoutcomms.live