Android does BLE without pairing??

Iphone does too, but the app must be open

What about Briar? Seems a similar concept.

How it works - Briar

Briar is a messaging app designed for activists, journalists, and anyone else who needs a safe, easy and robust way to communicate. Unlike traditio...

@KoalaSat developed samiz do exactly the same thing over bluetooth

GitHub

GitHub - KoalaSat/samiz: BLE mesh for nostr notes when the internet is down

BLE mesh for nostr notes when the internet is down - KoalaSat/samiz

Samiz + Citrine

Just noticed wifi aware takes care of discovery as well

Briar requires manual pairing between bluetooth devices.

Maybe taking a look on

geogram

When the internet goes down, Geogram keeps going. Direct device-to-device communication without servers, accounts, or infrastructure you don

? Each phone becomes a station/server if desired and you can confortably exchange BLE messages/pics with anyone around. To exchange large files you can plug a USB-C cable between both phones. In addition to that is supported LAN, Internet and radio messages (APRS). Sneakernet is possible but not yet implemented. Feedback and testing is welcome, NOSTR is native.

Yes

Sounds like noble intentions. Yet, I very much doubt that governments would allow widespread adoption of hardly controllable p2p/adhoc WIFI networking solutions. Also, if you look at the members list, those are all the big players that will do everything but play outside government rules:

Member Companies | Wi-Fi Alliance

Wi-Fi Alliance® worldwide membership is a "Who's Who List" of companies involved in Wi-Fi® technology and services. As an organization, we s...