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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · 9d

📘 Read the article in Make: Vol. 95
🧠 Grab the digital issue:
👉 www.makershed.com/products/mak...
📰 Print version coming soon!

#MakeMagazine #BoardsGuide2026 #IoTCommunity #Vol95

Make: Magazine, Volume 95 - PDF

In this issue of Make: Top Boards for LEDs, Al, Wearables, Music, Boards Guide 2026 and More! Plus 39+ projects you can Make:

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · 9d

Meshtastic is featured in Make: Magazine’s 2026 Boards Guide (Vol. 95)! 🙌

Big thanks to @shakataganai.bsky.social of the @bayme.sh and @makemagazin.de

Shoutout as well to our amazing hardware vendors — your support fuels the movement. 🙏

#Meshtastic #BoardsGuide #LoRa #OpenHardware

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · 18d

📡 In the Network Ep. 3 is here!

Aaron Lee of Heltec Automation joins us to talk about the history of Heltec, their new LoRa 32 v4, some upcoming devices, and a sneak peek at the MQB platform for customizing hardware setups.

Watch now: youtu.be/lqFHkIDIwA0

#Meshtastic #Heltec #LoRa

In the Network: Interview with Aaron Lee - CEO of Heltec Automation

Welcome to the third episode of In the Network, a series where we sit down with the brands in the Meshtastic ecosystem to learn more about who they are, how ...

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Sep 25

Meshtastic now supports the Heltec LoRa 32 V4! Unlock more output power (28 ± 1 dBm) ⚡, plus solar ☀️ and GNSS 📡 connectors. Still compact and pin compatible with V3—an easy upgrade for your setup! Available now in the flasher!

#meshtastic #LoRa #heltec

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Sep 18

🎤 Don’t miss longtime firmware developer for Meshtastic, and VP of Meshtastic Solutions Inc., Thomas Göttgens, speaking on the panel “Mesh technologies and LoRa, an update” at 14:30 on 24 Sept.

#Meshtastic #LoRa #MeshNetwork #IoT #Amsterdam

Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Sep 18

Meshtastic, via Meshtastic Solutions Inc., will be exhibiting at #TheThingsConference 2025 in Amsterdam 23–24 September!

🎟️ Tickets are going fast, use our link to secure your complimentary ticket now! → msh.to/ttc-tickets

#Meshtastic #LoRa #MeshNetwork #IoT #Amsterdam

The Things Conference

The Things Conference 2025 is where the global IoT ecosystem will meet. This year join 1,500+ professionals from 80+ countries in Amsterdam. The event will go beyond LoRaWAN and explore Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NB-IoT, Edge AI, energy harvesting, and much more.

msh.to

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Sep 16

🚀 The latest version of #Meshtastic in the App Store now includes full support for iOS26 & macOS26 🎉 Both add TCP support, and the macOS app also gains serial support for device connection. Update today to explore the latest!

#iOS26 #macOS26 #AppUpdate #AppleApps

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Aug 28

👋 Support for the T-Deck Pro landed in v2.7.4 🎉 We never gave it a proper announcement—so if it slipped by, surprise! 🚀 It’s supported and ready in the #Meshtastic Flasher.

👉 Flash your T-Deck Pro now: msh.to/flash
👉 Don’t have one yet? Grab yours here: msh.to/t-deck-pro

A hand holds the LILYGO T-Deck Pro e-ink device showing the Meshtastic interface. The background resembles a newspaper, highlighting the e-ink screen theme. Text above reads “T-Deck Pro Now Supported!” with a link at the bottom: “https://flasher.meshtastic.org”.

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Aug 20

#Meshtastic is teaming up with @seeedstudio.com & @hacksterio.bsky.social to launch a case design contest for the Wio Tracker L1 🛠️
Cool prizes! Open to all creators.
🔗 hackster.io/contests/SeeedMeshtasticDeviceDesign2025

#DesignContest #3DDesign #MakerChallenge

Meshtastic Device Design Challenge

Build long-range LoRa mesh networking device for reliable, low-power networking! With Seeed Studio and Meshtastic.

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Aug 13

At #DEFCON33, #Meshtastic ran its biggest mesh yet—2K+ nodes, thousands of msgs & an unexpected live vulnerability demo. Lessons learned ✅ Big plans for security, identity & UX.

Full recap 👉 meshtastic.org/blog/...

#Cybersecurity #OpenSource

...That one time at DEF CON! | Meshtastic

A recap of the Meshtastic DEF CON deployment, including a vulnerability demonstration and the project's response.

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Aug 8

Rokland is onsite with a booth and selling hardware.

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Jul 26

• MQTT Config:
▫️ Broker: mqtt.defcon.org
▫️ Topic: event/defcon33
▫️ TLS and encryption enabled 🔐
▫️ Username: public
▫️ Password: 31337
▫️ Only Channel 0 uplink enabled by default
⚡️ Flash the firmware at defcon.meshtastic.or...

📝 Full userprefs:
github.com/meshtasti...

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mqtt.defcon.org

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Jul 26

• Three encrypted channels preconfigured:
▫️ DEFCONnect (MQTT uplink enabled)
▫️ HackerComms (MQTT receive only)
▫️ NodeChat (MQTT receive only)

🧵 3/4

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Jul 26

Meshtastic @ DEF CON 33: Event Firmware Now Live

Meshtastic collaborated with DEF CON, Darknet-NG, the Lonely Hackers Club, and other prominent groups heavily involved in the event to ensure this year's firmware is even more successful than last year's. 🛰️

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#meshtastic #defcon #defcon33

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Jul 25

We’re on the cover of c't magazine! 📖

It’s a proud moment to be featured in Germany’s leading tech publication. Print copies are out now or read online:

Main: www.heise.de/select/ct/20...
DIY: www.heise.de/select/ct/20...

Big thanks to our community!

#CTMagazine #OnTheCover #Innovation #Germany

Cover of c’t magazine, a leading German computer and technology publication. The main headline features balcony power plants. A prominent section in the upper right highlights “Meshtastic,” a tool for chatting without the internet, with an image of a handheld radio device.

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Jul 18

Make sure to come visit us this weekend at Expo Hall A, aka Fiesta Hall booth E12!

Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Jul 10

#Meshtastic will be at #OpenSauce2025 next weekend! 🎉 Flash the special event firmware at opensauce.meshtastic.... If you’re attending, visit our booth, we’d love to meet you!

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Jul 10

#Meshtastic will be at #OpenSauce2025 next weekend! 🎉 Flash the special event firmware at opensauce.meshtastic.... If you’re attending, visit our booth, we’d love to meet you!

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Jun 25

🎙️ In the Network Ep. 2 is live!

We sat down with Eric Pan, founder & CEO of Seeed Studio, to explore their maker roots, early open hardware work, and how they joined the Meshtastic community.

Watch now: youtu.be/S-8zRmyo1dY

#Meshtastic #SeeedStudio #LoRa #OpenHardware

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Jun 21

We KILLED the OLED UI🧨... to build something better.

✨ Meet BaseUI and more in the 2.7 Tech Preview!

🔗 meshtastic.org/blog/...

Meshtastic 2.7 Preview: UI Overhaul - Introducing BaseUI! + New Input Support + TFT Unification | Meshtastic

Meshtastic 2.7 is here with a complete redesign of the standard UI, Introducing BaseUI! New input support on native linux, and the ability to switch between UIs on supported hardware.

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Jun 13

🎉 The first full (non-beta) release of the #Meshtastic Android app (in too long 😅) is live on the Play Store! Packed with upgrades, polish, and new features. Update now via Google Play!

🔗 Full changelog: github.com/meshtasti...

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Jun 12

📢 Firmware 2.6.11 is out. We recommend updating as soon as possible.
🔍 Full details: github.com/meshtasti...
💻 Easily update using the web flasher: flasher.meshtastic.o...

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Jun 11

you are using it to also charge another device then that can considerably reduce it's capacity. I can fully charge my iPhone twice with it, but then of course that kills the battery pretty quick. But not bad if used as a last ditch need for charging.

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Jun 11

It's working pretty well. The only thing I haven't been able to really test is the range given where I'm currently located, I'm in a bit of a dead zone at the moment, but I was easily able to do several kilometers in my initial test. As for operating under its own power, a week plus easily unless

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Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Jun 11

Very cool!

Meshtastic @meshtastic.org · Jun 6

The MeshPocket is available on their website:

🔗 heltec.org/project/mesh...

MeshPocket Qi2 Magnetic Charging Power Bank, Meshtastic Compatible

MeshPocket is a mobile power bank compatible with Meshtastic and supports Qi2 magnetic wireless charging protocol.

heltec.org

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