# Nerve: Private Messenger — Private chats and local apps

> Private chats and local apps (iPhone/iPad app by TYMUR CHMERUK.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nerve-private-messenger/id6778026992 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [TYMUR CHMERUK](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895742071)
- Category: Social Networking, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 96 MB
- Languages: American English, Russian
- Released: 2026-06-14
- Data updated: 2026-09-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nerve-private-messenger/id6778026992/reviews.md

## What is Nerve?

Nerve is a passkey-only encrypted messenger for direct conversations, private groups, public update channels, and device-local apps.

PRIVATE BY DEFAULT
• Create a random Nerve ID without a phone number, email address, password, Google account, or Apple account.
• Sign in with a discoverable passkey and use the operating system's cross-device passkey flow.
• Private messages and private groups are end-to-end encrypted. The relay stores and routes encrypted envelopes; clients decrypt locally.
• Manage trusted devices, add another passkey, log out, or delete the account from Settings.

MESSAGES AND GROUPS
• Start direct messages by Nerve ID or @handle.
• Create and manage private groups.
• Create, discover, follow, and report public update channels. Public channel profiles and posts are public by design.
• Archive, pin, mute, and reconnect without losing synchronized history.

APPS
• A clearly labelled, built-in Creative Commons Sintel open-movie demo lets anyone try Apps immediately, without a special account or hidden setup.
• Add compatible user-provided manifests.
• Browse catalogs, search, and open direct HTTPS streams.
• Play compatible torrent sources on the device with peer, speed, and buffering status.
• Connect your own OpenSubsonic music library and use the audio queue with background playback.
• Save supported media locally and open or share completed files with system tools. Only download content you have the right to save.
• Nerve does not host or proxy media. Add-on operators, trackers, peers, and source servers are independent services and may receive network metadata such as your IP address.
• You are responsible for the sources and content you choose to access.

Nerve is free and contains no advertising.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.3 — 2026-09-13

Nerve 1.2.3 is a complete product update:

• Passkey-only sign-in with cross-device access
• Encrypted direct messages and private groups
• Public update channels with discovery, follow, and reporting
• A built-in Sintel open-movie demo and audio demo in Apps
• Compatible user-added manifests, catalog search, HTTPS streams, and device-local torrent playback
• Personal OpenSubsonic music libraries, audio queue, and background playback
• Device-local downloads and system file sharing
• Recently opened items, playback position, and improved catalog navigation
• Adaptive iPhone and iPad layouts
• Improved messaging, device management, logout, account deletion, and reconnect reliability

### 1.2.2 — 2026-06-29

NerveOps 1.2.2 improves the encrypted ops workflow on iPhone.

New and improved:
- Hosted webhook URLs for receiving events from apps, monitors, and automations
- Clearer pipe setup flow: webhook URL, sender command, and optional agent
- Better push previews for hosted webhook events
- App icon badge count for unread events
- Improved unread state handling for muted and unmuted pipes
- Updated English and Russian interface text
- UI polish across pipe setup, signal cards, and action setup
- Backend compatibility fixes for existing clients

This release keeps the core model simple: receive events first, use terminal sender commands when needed, and connect an agent only for signed commands.

### 1.2.1 — 2026-06-23

Improved encrypted push previews, mobile key recovery behavior, and pipe notification handling.

This release refines the setup flow, sender signal delivery, muted pipe unread states, and local encrypted signal previews for CI/CD, cron, and server alerts.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-06-17

NerveOps 1.2 improves secure key recovery and iPhone-only distribution.

This update adds recovery capsule support for restoring local encryption material after reinstall, improves encrypted signal and signed-agent flows, tightens iPhone-only App Store metadata, and includes reliability fixes for push, pipe status, and local decryption.

Also included:
• improved pipe setup flow
• better sender DSN handling
• cleaner signed action behavior
• updated generated API client
• stability fixes for encrypted message sync

### 1.1.1 — 2026-06-14

No release notes.

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