Open Bitcoin Wallet

Bitcoin wallet with Lightning and Hosted Channels support

New in version 0.2.1

- Dirty fix related to recent node announcements being replaced with old node announcements.
- Fix channel backup file creation.
- Clicking on the channel backup option on Settings now triggers a backup creation.

NOTE: App repo is archived by dev. It is read-only for all users and it is no longer actively maintained.

Open Bitcoin Wallet (OBW) is an open-source, non-custodial, fully autonomous Bitcoin wallet for Android with advanced onchain features, fully custom and advanced Lightning channel management, extensive LNURL support, support for Hosted Channels for immediately receiving Lightning payments with no hassle, among other experimental features.

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Version 0.2.1 (12) suggested Added on 2023-06-25

arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.

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Permissions
- run at startup
  
  Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
- modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
  
  Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
- run foreground service
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- take pictures and videos
  
  This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
- control Near Field Communication
  
  Allows the app to communicate with Near Field Communication (NFC) tags, cards, and readers.
- prevent phone from sleeping
  
  Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
- view network connections
  
  Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
- use fingerprint hardware
  
  Allows the app to use fingerprint hardware for authentication
- read the contents of your shared storage
  
  Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
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