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| author | Christophe Besson <cbesson@gmail.com> | 2026-10-17 10:11:12 +0200 |
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| committer | Christophe Besson <cbesson@gmail.com> | 2026-10-17 10:11:24 +0200 |
| commit | 4f6189753d836e219e6ac8c421e93c766b06e52f (patch) | |
| tree | e75b73cc7b72e3e2d2d95bc799699527d093c60c /docs/QUICKSTART.md | |
| parent | 7e61d16f0ca6aeca6adb1dd909a7e7b0376719f9 (diff) | |
| download | meshbay-4f6189753d836e219e6ac8c421e93c766b06e52f.tar.gz | |
docs: allowing Chrome on Android 17 to reach the local network
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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diff --git a/docs/QUICKSTART.md b/docs/QUICKSTART.md index dc263b8d..31e12cba 100644 --- a/docs/QUICKSTART.md +++ b/docs/QUICKSTART.md @@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ config /home/you/.config/meshbay/node.toml operator yourname key AAAC3NzaC1lZDI1… paired 2026-09-18T14:02:11Z ``` -If a line is missing, `status` names the command that fixes it. The four that +If a line is missing, `status` names the command that fixes it. The ones that catch most people: | Symptom | Cause | @@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ catch most people: | `operator NONE PAIRED` | Step 8 — invites and file deletion are refused until this is done | | an `action needed:` block naming a group key | Step 7's `gek init` was skipped — `meshbay-node group list` shows it as `NO KEY` | | Group shows files to you, nothing to a member | The member never redeemed a code, or the firewall in Step 9 | +| An Android phone opens the group on mobile data, not on your Wi-Fi | Android 17 lets a browser reach your local network only once allowed: **Settings → Apps → Chrome → Permissions → Nearby devices → Allow** ([`USERGUIDE.md` §9](USERGUIDE.md#9-when-something-breaks)) | --- @@ -397,7 +398,11 @@ catch most people: Files and Settings always stay. - **Add your other devices.** Your phone's browser, the desktop application: each one asks to be recognised, and you approve it from a device already - linked. Nobody else is involved. + linked. Nobody else is involved. On an Android phone at home, allow the + browser to reach your local network the first time (**Settings → Apps → + Chrome → Permissions → Nearby devices**): Android 17 requires it and + Chrome does not ask, and without it the phone reaches your node only on + mobile data. - **Read [`USERGUIDE.md`](USERGUIDE.md)** — what each application does, how members are managed, what happens when someone leaves, what is private and what is not, and what to do when something breaks. |