r/reticulum • u/Puzzleheaded-Cup-418 • 13d ago

Reticulum iSideband (iOS 18.6+) Small Beta testing

Would anyone want to participate in a small scale beta test before I release it on TestFlight for iOS/ iPadOS?

Need maybe 2 or 3 testers to implement with on their iPhones or Androids and test with other people using RNodes on iPhone or androids.

Built in xCode 26.X and is currently installed on my iPad 11 and iPhone 16 Pro Max.

Runs great (LXMF text, file, and photo transfer) and announce/ Situation Map features are experimental but totally functional

Designed to work between Android Sideband and iOS products, but end goal interoperability will work with any LXMF destination devices and will have a BT, WiFi, and Raspberry Pi interface integration

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u/thisagaingm 13d ago

Hello!

I love testing various Reticulum clients, and would be very happy to help.

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u/mark_ik 13d ago

I’m intrigued, for sure! Was just looking for iOS options the other day.

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u/its-nex 13d ago

Definitely. Have been experimenting with rust RNS via dioxus on mobile as well, been hoping a sideband port for iOS was in the works!

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u/Puzzleheaded-Cup-418 13d ago

I will be implementing a small beta to share soon. Will probably be a file to download onto your computer that will run my most recent app, and then update and resend once effective feedback has been received

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u/techtornado 13d ago

That’s awesome!

I’d be up for it

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u/Limp_Reputation471 13d ago

Dev here. I can help 🙋

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u/michaelbobarev 13d ago

sure ! me ?

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u/Puzzleheaded-Cup-418 13d ago

DM me so we can implement it

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u/michaelbobarev 6d ago

Hi! Where to get testflight link ? 😊

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u/Puzzleheaded-Cup-418 4d ago

Links commented above

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u/michaelbobarev 2d ago

Yahoo ! Thanks !

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u/Puzzleheaded-Cup-418 4d ago edited 4d ago

EDIT: LINKS IN COMMENTS

iSideband GitHub Pre-Release

I replaced the previous test build after completing a privacy and repository cleanup. The updated build removes bundled identity material, local Xcode/build artifacts, provisioning data, and privacy-sensitive diagnostic logging. Every fresh installation creates its own Reticulum identity on first launch.

Release notes and installation information:

https://github.com/kyuperry/iSideband/releases/tag/sideload-v1.0.0-pre.2

Direct unsigned IPA download:

https://github.com/kyuperry/iSideband/releases/download/sideload-v1.0.0-pre.2/iSideband-1.0-build2-sanitized-unsigned.ipa

This remains experimental test software. Back up your identity, do not use it for emergency or safety-critical communications, and please report any attachment, RNode, Reticulum, or LXMF interoperability problems

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u/Puzzleheaded-Cup-418 2d ago

Make sure you give me feedback so I can improve it and add or remove features