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title: "RelaySMS Bridges"
excerpt: "SBefore now RelaySMS required online setup processes, including account creation and saving platforms. RelaySMS Bridges breaks these barriers."
excerpt: "Before now RelaySMS required online setup processes, including account creation and saving platforms. RelaySMS Bridges breaks these barriers."
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When the user chooses to use bridges they receive a one-time code and a special phrase via SMS to verify their identity and encrypt their messages. Bridges uses the phone number to create a temporary alias (e.g.,[123456789@relaysms.me](123456789@relaysms.me)) which will be used to send messages.

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RelaySMS Bridges prioritize security. The one-time code verifies your number, and the special phrase creates an encrypted connection for your messages. Users are required to paste the entire authentication message to ensure the process is completed successfully.

Once verified, you can now send messages to your preferred online platforms, without the need for internet. This functionality empowers individuals, organizations, and communities to stay connected and informed, regardless of their internet access. Whether facing internet outages, censorship attempts, or simply needing reliable communication in remote regions, Bridges ensures your voice remains heard.
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title: "Local Storage for Your Access Tokens"
excerpt: "Storing your tokens locally means reducing your reliance on our servers and giving you total control of your stored tokens. This is especially valuable for users who value privacy and control over their data."
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## Putting Your Access Tokens Where They Belong: On Your Device

Keeping your online account credentials safe is a tricky balance between convenience and privacy. To give you more control, we’ve rolled out a new feature that lets you store your access tokens (the digital keys to your online platforms) right on your phone, not on the RelaySMS servers.

Storing your tokens locally means reducing your reliance on our servers and giving you total control of your stored tokens. This is especially valuable for users who value privacy and control over their data.

**Here’s how it works**: when you turn this feature on, any access tokens currently stored on the RelaySMS server are securely transferred to your device. From that moment, new tokens will be saved only on your device. If you decide to turn the feature off later, new tokens will once again be stored on our servers, but the ones already on your phone remain safe and encrypted.

Due to the platform’s security policies, when Twitter tokens are stored locally, you can only send one message before you need to revoke and restore the token to send another. Therefore, refreshed Twitter tokens will be sent via sms to the user after every successfully sent Twitter message, and the users will need to paste said tokens into the app to be able to send new tweets without the need for revoking and restoring. While this requires a bit more effort, it adds an extra layer of security for your Twitter account and aligns with best practices for handling sensitive credentials.

This new feature reflects our ongoing commitment to strengthening privacy and security without sacrificing functionality. We want to empower you with tools that keep your communications private and your data in your hands.

[Update](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.afkanerd.sw0b) your SMSWithoutBorders app and find the new option for **‘store tokens on device’** in your settings, and let us know what you think of this new feature.
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## 📩 Replies for Bridges: Receive Responses Even Offline

One of the greatest challenges of offline communication is knowing if the recipient has responded. We introduced **[the Bridges feature](https://blog.smswithoutborders.com/posts/Bridges)** in a previous update, which enables users to communicate without saving their accounts, but are given primary aliases which act as their default RelaySMS accounts. The new feature, **Replies for Bridges**, enables users who send messages through **Bridges** to now receive replies directly via SMS.
One of the greatest challenges of offline communication is knowing if the recipient has responded. We introduced **[the Bridge feature](https://blog.smswithoutborders.com/posts/Bridges)** in a previous update, which enables users to communicate without saving their accounts, but are given primary aliases which act as their default RelaySMS accounts. The new feature, **Replies for Bridges**, enables users who send messages through **Bridges** to now receive replies directly via SMS.

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- 📩 If your message is successfully published to the intended platform, you will get a **confirmation SMS**.
- ❌ If the message **fails**, you will be notified so you can take action.

> **Important to Note:** The delivery report status is not encrypted and does not contain any sensitive information. This feature works only for publishing with saved platforms and has not been activated for Bridges yet.
> **Important to Note:** The delivery report status is not encrypted and does not contain any sensitive information. This feature works only for publishing with saved platforms.

With these updates, **RelaySMS continues ensuring users can send and receive messages even during internet shutdowns.** Stay connected, no matter what.

📢 [Try out](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/relaysms/id6630382970) these new features today! Coming soon to Androids
📢 [Try out](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/relaysms/id6630382970) these new features today! Coming soon to Androids,
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