Chat with people nearby, no internet needed.

1. Make sure the other person has PlaneChat open too.
2. In airplane mode, switch Wi-Fi and Bluetooth back on from Control Center. You don't need to join a network.
3. Check Settings → PlaneChat and allow Bluetooth and Local Network.
4. In PlaneChat's Settings, check that at least one radio is on, and that "Who can see me" is set the way you want.

Directly, about the length of a room or a few rows of seats. Beyond that, other phones running PlaneChat pass your message along, so a busy space can carry it much further. Every phone with relaying on helps.

Bluetooth keeps working in a limited way while the app is in the background. Peer-to-peer Wi-Fi only works while PlaneChat is open, so keep it on screen when you're waiting for a reply.

Nobody can message you until you accept their "Wanna chat?" request, so strangers can't spam you. Friends can message you straight away.

A clock means the message is on its way; two ticks mean the other phone received and decrypted it. Messages can take a moment when they travel through other phones.

Yes. Touch and hold one of your messages and choose Edit. Everyone in the chat sees it marked "Edited", and can see every earlier version under Edit history.

"Everyone in range" is a public room for everyone nearby. A stranger's messages there stay hidden until you accept them. Private rooms are created by typing the same code on each phone; only people with the code can read them. Touch and hold someone's bubble to add them as a friend.

Touch and hold their bubble or one of their messages and choose Block: you stop seeing them and they can't ask to chat or message you. Choose Report… to see what the report contains and email it to us; it blocks them too, and we reply within 24 hours. Touch and hold any message and choose Delete to remove it from your phone. Set "Who can see me" to Friends only to hide from everyone else. See the terms of use.

Each chat shows a short code. Compare it in person, or ask about something only the two of you know.

Only on your phone, encrypted and left out of backups. They're still there when you reopen the app; delete them by swiping a chat, from Settings, or by deleting the app. See the privacy policy for the details.