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Zero Internet? No Problem: How I Built Offline P2P Sharing Using QR Codes in Android

DEV Community·Bratik Mukherjee·7 months ago
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Zero Internet? No Problem: How I Built Offline P2P Sharing Using QR Codes in Android

Imagine you’re in a basement lab, a subway, or a remote area with zero bars of signal. You find a vital piece of documentation or a complex algorithm on your phone that your teammate needs right now . Without an internet connection, how do you send it?

This was the challenge I faced while building bDoci , an open-source documentation hub for developers. I didn't want to rely on Bluetooth pairing or local Wi-Fi hotspots, which can be finicky.

Instead, I built a Zero-Network P2P Sync system using nothing but JSON serialization, QR codes, and Android Deep Links.…

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