Local does not mean encrypted.
Nearby LAN chat, files and AI can use direct local TCP paths. Do not assume every payload has end-to-end encryption. Use networks and devices you trust. WebRTC transport has separate security.
KNOW WHAT YOU SHARE.
Your devices.
Deliberate access.
Connecting devices is useful. Understanding the connection is just as useful. This page explains the project’s data paths and permission boundaries.
MAKE SHARING INTENTIONAL
A few clear boundaries.
Camera & microphone are specific.
Supported capture and streaming features require the relevant operating-system permission and device-owner approval. Screen sharing has a separate capture flow. Stop sessions when done.
Prompts go to the engine.
Nearby AI sends your request to the selected host’s configured engine. A cloud provider may receive prompts if that host is configured to use one. Choose the host and engine deliberately.
WAN uses your backend.
Optional Firebase RTDB carries discovery, presence, pairing and signaling data. The public source supplies no shared maintainer backend. Production deployment needs authentication and appropriate database rules.
LOCAL DATA & DEVICE ACCESS
Keep track of what stays.
- Chat history, received files and some outgoing attachments may be retained locally. Review the platform’s storage documentation.
- Windows camera/location/battery requests and AI sharing use feature-specific permission flows. A granted application permission is not cryptographic peer identity.
- Choose which device you approve. Revoke sharing when it is no longer needed.
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READ THE IMPLEMENTATION
Privacy should be inspectable.
The source and current release notes explain implementation details and known limits. This overview is not a claim that every transport is private or every background delivery case is solved.
YOUR NEXT CONNECTION STARTS HERE.
Bring your devices
a little closer.
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