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Quick-Start-Guide.md

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Unlike traditional messaging apps, Briar doesn’t rely on a central server - messages are synchronized directly between the users' devices.
If the internet’s down, Briar can sync via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, keeping the information flowing in a crisis. If the internet’s up, Briar can sync via the Tor network, protecting users and their relationships from surveillance.
If the Internet’s down, Briar can sync via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, keeping the information flowing in a crisis. If the Internet’s up, Briar can sync via the Tor network, protecting users and their relationships from surveillance.
## Creating an account
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Choose your nickname carefully as you can't change it later. You can choose the same nickname as someone else, just like in real life.
Choose a password that's hard to guess but easy to remember. If you forget your password we can't help you regain access to your account.
Choose a password that's hard to guess but easy to remember. If you forget your password there's no way to regain access to your account.
If you need to delete your account in a hurry, just uninstall the Briar app.
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## Sharing the app
If someone in your group needs to install Briar and doesn't have Internet access, you can share the app with them by choosing "Share this app offline" from the main Briar menu. This creates a Wi-Fi hotspot without Internet access where they can download the app from your device.
If someone in your group needs to install Briar and doesn't have Internet access, you can share the app with them by choosing "Share this app offline" from Briar's main menu. This creates a Wi-Fi hotspot without Internet access where they can download the app from your device.
## Saving battery and data
Briar uses a lot of battery and data for connecting to your contacts via the Internet. So if you're on the move, especially if you have limited mobile data, you should consider whether you need to use Briar for online and offline communication, or whether it would be better to use something like Signal for online communication and use Briar when offline. You could agree a time of day when you and your contacts will be online in Briar and keep it offline the rest of the time.
You can control whether Briar uses the Internet by opening the settings screen in the app's main menu. There are also options to connect to the Internet only when charging, or only when connected to Wi-Fi, to save battery and data.
You can control whether Briar uses the Internet by choosing "Settings" and then "Connections" from Briar's main menu. There are also options to connect to the Internet only when charging, or only when connected to Wi-Fi, to save battery and data.
## Send feedback
Is this guide useful? Is there anything that should be added, removed, or made clearer? Did the app work as you expected?
Please send feedback anonymously via the "Send feedback" feature in Briar's main menu. If you don't have Internet access, your feedback will be saved and sent next time you're online.
Please send feedback anonymously by choosing "Send feedback" from Briar's main menu. If you don't have Internet access, your feedback will be saved and sent next time you're online.
You can also send feedback to [contact@briarproject.org](mailto:contact@briarproject.org).