Notices by Meshtastic (meshtastic@mastodon.social)

We’re thrilled to share that Meshtastic is featured in WIRED! 🎉 A few of our devs were interviewed about building resilient, off-grid mesh networks—and our amazing community made it all possible.

🔗 Read it here: https://www.wired.com/story/youre-not-ready-for-phone-dead-zones/ 

#Meshtastic #MeshNetwork #OpenSource

Hey #meshtastic Community!

A fresh version (2.6.0.f7afa9a) is in the flasher—update now & help us test! 🔍 We’re aiming for Alpha next week (pending no major bugs). Focus areas:
✅ MUI
✅ InkHUD
✅ DMs & messages in shared private channels
✅ Install/upgrade testing

Update, test & give feedback!

For those who prefer manual flashing, we need testing here too! ⚡ Our install scripts have been updated for 2.6, so let us know if you run into any issues.

Firmware zips can be downloaded from here:
https://github.com/meshtastic/meshtastic.github.io – look for 2.6.0.f7afa9a.

Meshtastic Site Planner is here! 📡 An open-source tool for predicting node range & coverage using terrain-based simulations. Plan your mesh network with precision. 🗺️

Learn more: 🔗 https://meshtastic.org/blog/meshtastic-site-planner-introduction/

#meshtastic #splat! #opensource

📢 We Want to Hear From You!

#Meshtastic community, we’re looking to learn more about how you’re using Meshtastic. Your feedback will help us improve and develop new features to better serve your needs.

👉 Take the survey here: https://forms.gle/fiWrniiZSg3sydAh7

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