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 Dates and release notes for all production releases of the Briar Android app. For the Desktop program see [its respective changelog](https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-desktop/-/wikis/Changelog).
 
+### [1.5.3 (alpha release)](https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/commits/alpha-1.5.3)
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+2023-05-24
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+* Use new handshake protocol when adding contacts at a distance
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 ### [1.5.2 (beta release)](https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/commits/beta-1.5.2)
 
 2023-05-18