OFFLINE MODE FOR MESSENGER
A Use Case for Bluetooth Mesh Infrasstructure Project
Our engineering team worked on building a Mesh Network Infrastructure based on Bluetooth 5 technology (BT5 Mesh).
As a part of this project, we executed a use case of offline messaging module for Facebook Messenger mobile application. We used both Facebook Messenger and Messenger Lite for our design, development, and deployment purpose.
In this work, the word 'Messenger' means 'Messenger' mobile application by Facebook.
CREDITS
Product Design
Abhijit Chirde
UX Research
Bevin D'cruz
Software Engineers
Pritesh Sankhe
Vikramank Singh
Hardware Engineer
Sai Sri Sathya
BACKGROUND
APP DESIGN
SYSTEM FLOW - OFFLINE MESSAGING FOR MESSENGER
Offline Mode for Messenger is a working scenario where a mobile phone would be able to send messages over a Bluetooth (BT5) Mesh Network when the data network is not available for the device.
Messages are sent and received over a mesh network made of many BT5 nodes. We used a dark-gray colored bubble to separate mesh messages in a regular thread.
SYSTEM FLOW - OFFLINE TO ONLINE TRANSITION
PROTOTYPE
Offline Operations for Messenger
Mesh Messaging Section for Messenger
PROOF OF CONCEPT DEMO
The demo showing broadcast of messages on FB Messenger from one phone to all the phones connected nearby over Bluetooth Mesh Network.
In this demonstration, neighboring Android mobile devices hosting a development version of Facebook Messenger capable of communicating over Bluetooth 5 Mesh Network are receiving text messages sent by a mesh device.
For testing purposes, the devices were deliberately switched off from the mobile networks and Bluetooth permissions were enabled which a public version of FB Messenger doesn’t work with.