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Discussion of mobile applications and mobile friendly cryptocurrency development that is not specific to any particular mobile OS (such as Android or iOS)

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Does Monero have any mobile wallets available?

Mobile usage is growing very fast worldwide. Monero transactions should be easy to conduct from any device Does Monero have any Android or iOS wallets available? If there are no mobile wallets today, are there any in development? What unique…
Math is Truth
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Is it possible to run a full monerod node on Android?

I have a spare Android smartphone and thought of running a full node on it, since its power consumption is very low and I wouldn't have to run my PC all day but still would have an up to date monerod in my home network. Thanks to a micro SD slot and…
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Is it possible to build a BitcoinJ style library that will help enable lightwallets?

As I understand it, lightwallets are inherently difficult for CryptNote currencies because the wallet has to scan every block in the blockchain. This means they can't just request block headers to verify the chain and use bloom filter requests to…
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What is the roadmap for a GUI wallet?

I love Monero and always have but the lack of a GUI wallet is a huge issue for people actually trying to use the currency in the real world. What is the plan for a GUI wallet on all platforms including mobile? Obviously there is money and…
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Why do the current mobile MyMonero builds use Cordova 6.5.0?

After testing Apache Cordova 7.0.0 why did MyMonero devs decide to remain with 6.5.0? Specifically what is the distinction between how the two versions handle plugins that made 7.0.0 more problematic for MyMonero?
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Trouble restoring FreeWallet account

Just after updating the FreeWallet app I lost my passwords book. The FreeWallet app is asking to restore my wallet. I've used the "email restore" option + "forgot password " but I never received the verification code in my email. Writing to…
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Are mobile wallets downloading the whole blockchain as the regular wallets?

I was wondering: How on earth is a mobile wallet supposed to work if it has to download the whole blockchain on the device (39+GiB)? Is there an option: to use external monerod, i.e. remote one on home PC or in the "cloud"? to download just the…
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Remotely connect to my full node with a Jaxx mobile wallet?

Will I be able to remotely connect to my own Monero full node from a Jaxx mobile wallet? Will there be an easy method to choose between several nodes such as a Jaxx node, a node I run from home, the cloud or a Moneroworld node?
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Monero Price Ticker

Who is behind Monero Price Ticker for Android? What currencies are supported? What permissions does the app require
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Can I use BOTH a Trezor T and Ledger S with the same Monero-GUI wallet?

Trying to wrap my head around this. I have both a Trezor T and Ledger S. I use the same seed on both devices as a sort of redundancy. I just set up the Trezor with Monero's GUI. Worked great, although not having to generate a new seed kind of threw…
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When scanning blocks via the android mobile wallets like monejuro and cakewallet, does scanning happen server side or clientside?

Scanning takes awhile when using a mobile monero wallet like monejuro and cakewallet. Is the scanning of these blocks done on the server side or the client side? Does having a beefy monero node help with scanning speed or does it depend on the…
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For Monerujo, is writing to internal storage or to an SD card better for phone longevity?

I was wondering if the frequent writing to the wallet file(s) would be better suited to an SD card rather than to internal phone storage. My reasoning is that if the SD card goes bad to due to the number of writes, it can be replaced with relatively…
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How do I run a remote node on windows (so I can connect mobile wallets to my own node)

I couldn't find a detailed answer specifically for Windows users. What is the simplest way to get a Windows 10 full node able to accept a connection from a mobile wallet so I can connect to a node I am in control of?
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Does the Coinomi wallet have a copy of your private view key? How do they make transactions?

The Coinomi mobile wallet now has Monero integration. When making a transaction, does the wallet send the private view key to Coinomi servers to perform the transaction?
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When using the android and iOS monero wallets. How does it not send the private spend key to the node to scan the blockchain?

I'm curious to how this is done in a secure way when using a mobile wallet on android or iOS. We have our private spend keys on these devices, but when scanning the blockchain to update your balance, how does it not send these keys to the remote…
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