miljan

Primal iOS build 3.0.50 was just released. Here’s what’s new:
- Multi-file upload
- Improved user search
- Faster notifications tab
- Richer wallet transaction list
- Improved feed video handling
- Improved live streaming UX
- Faster updates of live stream banners
Try it out and let us know how it hits!
https://primal.net/downloads?d=20260408

2026-04-07 13:12:54 UTC

Watching our funds under custody drain:
https://blossom.primal.net/bbbe4375666792312efe8b73aa6d6098b617e0f2f150feedb0447c91bda98781.gif

2026-04-03 13:57:05 UTC

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REMINDER: Our custodial wallet service stops on April 30th.
If you are still on the old Primal wallet, please migrate to the new Spark-based wallet as soon as you can.
#naddr1qv…cqxu

2026-04-02 14:32:08 UTC

Primal Web app users: we need your help.
We are working on making Primal Web faster and more reliable. Please reply if you’re running into any issues while using the app. To help us troubleshoot, please:
1. Describe the symptoms you’re running into
2. Describe your setup (e. g. Mac + Chrome + nos2x extension)
3. Include a screenshot if relevant
Thanks for your help. Building reliable nostr web apps is not easy, but we are determined to make Primal Web super-solid. 🫡

2026-03-30 18:55:21 UTC

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Nostr is bigger than people think.
We estimate 20k+ active humans on Primal. What does that mean for Nostr? Maybe 50k, maybe more?
People who count active users based on posting activity within a given web of trust are underestimating the number of real humans on Nostr by an order of magnitude. Remember: most people don’t post, and many humans don’t have enough followers to be included in the WoT.
#nevent1q…uc6f

2026-03-30 17:38:14 UTC

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Since we shipped Primal 3.0 two weeks ago, nearly 14,000 users have migrated to the new Spark-based wallet. The migration process has worked well, and we feel that we are now ready to set the official sunset date for the old wallet: the custodial wallet service will be discontinued on April 30, 2026.
#naddr1qv…cqxu

2026-03-27 16:25:29 UTC

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This is a textbook case of platforms vs. protocols.
If you sign into Satlantis with your Google account, Google retains all the power over both Satlantis and you.
If you sign in with your Nostr account, you bring your network to Satlantis on your own terms. We’ve worked hard to make it secure and seamless. Try it and let us know how it hits.
#nevent1q…960e

2026-03-24 17:55:27 UTC

We just released Primal Android build 3.0.17.
It includes a number of fixes and a new feature: the wallet now shows rich display of incoming zaps. Try it and let us know how it hits.

2026-03-23 15:05:53 UTC

Primal bug fixing time!
Our team is currently focusing on solidifying the entire Primal stack. If you’ve already upgraded to the latest 3.0 Primal build and you find things that look wrong or don’t work well, please let us know in replies. 🫡

2026-03-23 12:44:55 UTC

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Primal name is a part of Primal Premium subscription

2026-03-22 12:56:47 UTC

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Nobody lost any sats. It was an incorrect balance display issue, solved by the Spark network update.

2026-03-22 12:46:22 UTC

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Thanks for all these details.
I believe this issue is fixed in the iOS build that we just released (3.0.28). Can you please upgrade and confirm?

2026-03-22 12:32:00 UTC

We just released Primal iOS build 3.0.28.
It includes a few fixes and a new feature: the wallet now includes rich display of incoming zaps. Try it and let us know how it hits.

2026-03-22 02:03:04 UTC

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jack had won but then rev hodl parked a truck full of money in front of our place so we "fixed the bug"

2026-03-21 00:17:23 UTC

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Settings / Wallet / Backup Wallet

2026-03-20 19:18:06 UTC

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We don’t impose any balance limits in the new Primal wallet.
However note that it is designed to be a casual spending wallet. We recommend that larger amounts are stored on chain and preferably on a hardware wallet. I personally prefer the ColdCard; it’s the gold standard for self custody.

2026-03-20 16:12:14 UTC

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Everyone's balance should be correct now. Please confirm.

2026-03-20 15:05:48 UTC

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UPDATE: The Spark team has deployed a potential fix to the Spark network. If you were affected by the zero balance issue, can you please try again and confirm if it is correct now?

2026-03-20 14:48:45 UTC

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UPDATE: The Spark team has deployed a potential fix to the Spark network. If you were affected by the zero balance issue, can you please try again and confirm if it is correct now?
#nevent1q…466e

2026-03-20 14:13:20 UTC

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So far all Primal users who encountered the zero balance problem were able to restore it in Wallet of Satoshi. After that, their Primal wallet started showing the correct balance.
If you tried this and it DIDN’T work for you, please respond in the comments here.
As a reminder, if you are affected by the zero balance issue, you don’t have to restore your wallet in WoS, you can simply wait for this to be resolved on the Spark side. Funds are not at risk.
We will keep you posted.
#nevent1q…466e

2026-03-20 12:09:44 UTC

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You can try restoring in Wallet of Satoshi or you can just wait for this to be resolved. We are not yet sure what the timeline for that is, but the Spark team is working on it.

2026-03-20 12:08:52 UTC

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You can try restoring in Wallet of Satoshi or you can just wait for this to be resolved. We are not yet sure what the timeline for that is, but the Spark team is working on it.

2026-03-20 12:04:31 UTC

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No, I don't think so

2026-03-20 11:43:42 UTC

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PSA: We are investigating the issue where some Primal-Spark wallets are erroneously showing zero balances, like Hodl’s wallet below. Here is what we know so far:
1. Funds are not at risk. If you restore your wallet in Wallet of Satoshi you should see your full balance.
2. In our tests, after restoring in WoS, the balances started showing correctly in Primal again.
3. We are working with the Spark team and expect that regular wallet operation will be restored after an update to the Spark network. If this turns out to be the case, you won’t need to update your Primal app.
We don’t yet know what caused this issue. Over 5000 of our users already upgraded to the new wallet and there was a lot of zapping related to Maxi Madness and in general. Not sure if that somehow overwhelmed Spark.
If you are affected by this, please report your experience here in replies. We will publish another update as soon as we have any new information.
#nevent1q…qm33

2026-03-18 15:18:14 UTC

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We’ve all pasted our nsec’s too many times into too many questionable places...
That’s why we spent months laboring to build a remote signer into Primal. It was one of the hardest things we’ve ever built. But it’s here now and you can use it to securely login into just about any Nostr app.
Use it and let us know what we can do to make it better. 🫡
#nevent1q…8rjx

2026-03-18 15:04:35 UTC

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Yes this is a known issue with our iOS build only. We already fixed it; a patch will be out as soon as it passes App Store review.

2026-03-18 02:33:10 UTC

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Are you on iOS, Android, or web?

2026-03-18 01:22:33 UTC

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Who else misses the old Primal pink theme? We could bring it back as an option.
#nevent1q…grdr

2026-03-17 15:28:12 UTC

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Yep, getting rich wallet experience for received zaps didn't make the cut in the initial release, but we just figured out how to do it. Will be included in the next build. 🫡

2026-03-17 14:53:45 UTC

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You're on iOS, right? If you're on Testflight, that might be an old track. If you see the new version in the app store (very blue compared to the old pink/orange), then you can install from there:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/primal/id1673134518

2026-03-17 14:50:04 UTC

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Yes that's a known issue. You will have to re-create your NWC connection; sorry!

2026-03-17 14:48:10 UTC

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What's not working? Are you not able to access the 3.0 release?

2026-03-17 14:28:27 UTC

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We got the same feedback from a few other users... so yes, we'll look into resurrecting the primal pink theme.

2026-03-17 14:18:20 UTC

Primal 3.0 is now live for everyone. 🫡
After rolling out early access to Premium and Pro users, we’re happy to make it generally available.
The highlight: a brand new wallet — no KYC, no limits, available globally.
Here’s what’s new in Primal 3.0:
- Spark wallet
- Polls with zaps
- GIF button
- Faster feeds
- Smooth onboarding
Give it a try and let us know what you think.
https://blossom.primal.net/f4c233eb0f4f832d7797840c2b80a77ca89b414da9d5c0bc6f0e5d6f5c764474.mp4

2026-03-17 01:35:45 UTC

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We are going to sunset the custodial wallet service on April 30, 2026. Until then you can use that wallet or migrate to the new one anytime.

2026-03-17 00:28:07 UTC

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You seem concerned about “surveillance and top-down control” yet you offer a YOLO custodial service without any legal basis. You just decided one day you’ll custody people’s money?! And despite being such a privacy advocate, you didn’t go with hosting a Cashu mint, but the old school “I’ll monitor all my users’ activities”.
Rizful suffers from the worst type unaccountable control and surveillance risk possible. Many such services have been shut down or have rugged their users. People are incomparably safer on Spark than with Rizful.

2026-03-17 00:05:10 UTC

Quick note on why we chose Spark and Breez for the new Primal Wallet.
Let’s start with our requirements. We need a simple, reliable, zero-config spending wallet that just works out of the box. Anything less than that is a non-starter for our target audience of casual social media users.
Those who have used Primal’s custodial wallet over the past couple of years will agree that we were able to meet these requirements. The big tradeoff was that, in order to legally offer a custodial service, we had to KYC our users, impose balance limits, and deny service in certain regions where we didn’t have a license to custody funds.
Building on Spark via the Breez SDK enabled us to deliver a wallet that is a strict improvement for our users: no KYC, no limits, and available globally. It’s interoperable with other Spark-based wallets — so you can use the same seed phrase in Primal, Wallet of Satoshi, Cake Wallet, and others. This undeniably gives a lot more agency to our users.
There is ongoing debate about what constitutes “real” self-custody. Spark uses a federation of operators and provides unilateral exit. From a legal standpoint, this clears the self-custody threshold. That said, nothing matches the self-sovereignty of holding bitcoin funds on-chain. Primal is a spending wallet, not meant to hold large amounts. We always encourage our users to store their savings in self custody on-chain.
I believe the wallet we shipped with Primal 3.0 offers the best set of tradeoffs available today. The good news is that our new wallet architecture enables us to easily add support for Ark, Cashu and other protocols in the future. If you have specific suggestions for how we could do better by our users; if you think there’s a better way to legally deliver a simple, reliable, zero-config spending wallet that just works, let us know and we’ll be happy to explore it.

2026-03-16 21:26:39 UTC

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Email support@primal.net and we’ll hook you up.

2026-03-16 17:20:15 UTC

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Ah got it. Twitter has a custom emoji set, so they can tweak it anytime they like. We simply use what's available in the OS.

2026-03-16 15:51:16 UTC

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We are releasing only to Premium/Pro users today. If you don't already have access, just email support@primal.net and we’ll provide the 3.0 build.

2026-03-16 15:49:19 UTC

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I don't think we have any flag selections in our UI. What specifically are you referring to?

2026-03-16 15:21:45 UTC

Primal 3.0 is here!
This major upgrade includes a brand new wallet: no KYC, no limits, all regions supported.
New in Primal 3.0:
- Spark wallet
- Polls (regular & zap-based)
- GIF button
- Smooth onboarding
- Faster feeds
IMPORTANT: We’re rolling Primal 3.0 out to Premium and Pro users first as a thank you for your support. ♥️🫂 General availability is coming in the next couple of days.
Premium/Pro user but don’t see it yet? Email support@primal.net and we’ll provide the 3.0 build. Please try it and let us know how it hits!
https://blossom.primal.net/f4c233eb0f4f832d7797840c2b80a77ca89b414da9d5c0bc6f0e5d6f5c764474.mp4

2026-03-16 00:52:56 UTC

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We've been riding on your coattails this entire time Daniel. 🫡

2026-03-16 00:51:22 UTC

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The new wallet will replace the existing custodial Primal wallet.
Primal 3.0 supports both wallet types, but we will be sunsetting the custodial wallet service on April 30, 2026.
We made wallet migration in Primal 3.0 extremely easy: one click transfers your balance and transaction history to the new spark-based wallet. You keep your existing Primal lightning address.
The new wallet is a strict improvement for our users: no KYC, no limits, and available in all regions. It’s interoperable with other spark-based wallets: so you can use the same seed phrase in Primal, Wallet of Satoshi, Cake Wallet, and others.
Stay tuned for more details next week…
https://blossom.primal.net/5ae61e9c83cd832ab339652608a977a77ad919ddda2ff95370c61b60936a7020.png

2026-03-16 00:00:13 UTC

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Yes - the upcoming Primal spark-based wallet supports sending & receiving zaps.
You can also use our wallet to zap from other Nostr apps via Nostr Wallet Connect. Using it together with our remote signer is super-powerful: connect an external app with one click and have the wallet enabled at the same time.
We will be posting some videos to showcase this soon.

2026-03-15 22:51:53 UTC

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Yes!
More details next week...

2026-03-15 19:38:01 UTC

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Once we ship the 3.0 update next week, you will no longer need to register to use Primal Wallet

2026-03-15 19:26:55 UTC

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Are you on iOS or Android? Also which build number (see in settings)?

2026-03-15 17:44:46 UTC

Primal 3.0 starts rolling out next week.
Gradually, then suddenly. 👀
https://blossom.primal.net/7157ebb431c9dda6609230536e3a8634d7dfc889b0d7b3591b693287ab24afef.jpg

2026-03-13 16:15:08 UTC

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Correct, and we are about fix that.
The new Primal wallet will be zero-config, no kyc, no limits, all regions supported. 👀

2026-03-13 15:34:54 UTC

Hey nostr fam, can you tell me which zero-config wallets support zaps today (besides Primal)?
Need to be able to send & receive zaps, and preferably support NWC.
Doing some testing and need a few more wallets to test against.

2026-03-12 20:15:24 UTC

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Looks great!
Are you open sourcing it? Nostr needs more open source indexers...

2026-03-11 19:30:37 UTC

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Same.
Most devs choose "Login with Nostr". If you're on iOS where the only functional signer is Primal, and you detect that Primal is installed, then "Login with Primal" is fair game imho.
In any case, it' all works over the open NIP-46 spec.

2026-03-11 19:12:47 UTC

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Man, building our remote signer was soo much work... Really cool to see a new breed of Nostr apps our users can try without exposing their nsec.
#nevent1q…v2ja

2026-02-20 00:00:16 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/f28d67efd710f57a8c1223c0b840a039261446a1b602f2eadd6975115aab3039.jpg

2026-02-11 16:29:02 UTC

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Hey Nostr fam,
Does anyone else have a problem accessing primal.net?
#nevent1q…va25

2026-02-11 15:53:39 UTC

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Weird. Can you access primal.net in incognito mode? If so, can you login using our remote signer?
We haven't made any changes to the web app in the past few days that could cause this. Let's see if we can get this going for you.

2026-02-11 02:03:25 UTC

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Weird, I don't think we had this kind of problem before. We'll investigate and somebody from our team might reach out to troubleshoot.

2026-02-10 22:54:54 UTC

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How exactly are you banned?
I am on Primal and I see your content just fine.

2026-02-09 18:17:52 UTC

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Sure, you can find the details in this repo:
https://github.com/PrimalHQ/primal-server

2026-02-09 12:32:14 UTC

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This is excellent. We are going to look into incorporating some (or all) of this into the core product. Nice work @nprofile…46gd!
One reminder to all the Nostr devs out there: let's not centralize around Primal's caching infrastructure. Our stack is open source. Anyone can and should stand up their own instances.
#nevent1q…pc08

2026-02-07 18:38:04 UTC

LOL
https://blossom.primal.net/f7af9ee2bfc48fd33ad01886af8a5aaef32b4ba9fd79d1779cc76943cfbeca5d.jpg

2026-01-31 20:22:26 UTC

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Good point. Done!

2026-01-30 23:56:27 UTC

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Yes, our signer is built on the standard NIP-46 spec. We follow the spec precisely, there is nothing proprietary in our implementation.
You don't need to trust Primal with your nsec; our entire stack is open, so you can see precisely how we handling it. The idea behind building a signer is precisely to minimize the need for our users to paste their nsec into any new nostr app they wish to try.
https://nips.nostr.com/46

2026-01-30 15:04:29 UTC

All smiles in the Primal team meeting this morning 🇷🇸

2026-01-26 05:36:07 UTC

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Thanks for reporting and apologies for the outage. It seems to affect a small subset of our users but we were just able to reproduce it and are working on a fix. Aiming to deploy it first thing tomorrow.

2026-01-24 17:01:20 UTC

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I think @nprofile…0hy6 had good success with shakespeare and our signer. Derek, any insights to share?

2026-01-23 17:24:52 UTC

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I think it's a good idea to prompt the user to confirm if pasting the fully qualified URL is what they actually wanted.
We never want to assume we are smarter than the user and just automatically replace the content they pasted, but prompting seems like the right balance in this case.

2026-01-23 09:26:17 UTC

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Thank you; this is helpful. Someone from our team will reach out today to troubleshoot further. Please keep an eye on your DMs.

2026-01-22 19:33:07 UTC

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We got these reports before and we’ve had a hard time reproducing them. We’d really appreciate if you could help us with this. Some immediate questions:
1. Are you consistently seeing these issues, or intermittently?
2. If you login into the Primal web app, does everything load quickly?
We’d love to get to the bottom of this.

2026-01-22 17:08:23 UTC

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all primal clients always generate nostr nevent references for mentioned notes. the only way to end up with a primal url is to deliberately paste it in the note.

2026-01-19 15:50:05 UTC

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No, after you create the initial NWC connection to Primal wallet, you no longer need to keep Primal open to continue zapping in Amethyst.

2026-01-18 13:43:28 UTC

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Thanks, we are planning to revamp our feeds in the coming weeks.

2026-01-18 13:11:01 UTC

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We just shipped an iOS update (build 2.6.42) which should be more solid all around and address these intermittent crashes that were affecting some of our users.
Please upgrade and let us know if you run into any further issues.

2026-01-17 23:55:55 UTC

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Interesting; I honestly never considered this scenario. There is no way to prevent the state where both mute and follow are true (since the user can use a different client to mute or follow).
But I agree: if both mute and follow are true then probably mute should override the follow. We'll make it so.

2026-01-17 20:27:00 UTC

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Agreed! We will rework this for the 3.0 release.
Thanks for the suggestion!

2026-01-15 15:52:36 UTC

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Thanks for reporting. This is very much on our radar. Next iOS build will include some fixes that should address the issue. Btw no, we don't think this is related to your iOS version.
Thank you for your patience sir; we are aiming to ship the new build by mid next week.

2026-01-14 01:46:30 UTC

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We don't facilitate that anywhere in our UI. All note mentions generate nostr:nevent format. My guess is that some users copy & paste the url from the browser address bar.

2026-01-10 15:10:53 UTC

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Thanks for confirming. We will try to reproduce and may reach out for additional info.

2026-01-10 14:55:50 UTC

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Please send crash reports and we will investigate!

2026-01-09 13:55:52 UTC

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In our experience push notifications won’t help beyond just letting the user know that they should open the app to resume their remote session.
Don’t worry at all about being a “quick copycat”. We’d love to see more signers, which is why we shared the playbook.

2026-01-09 13:50:30 UTC

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Please make sure you’re running the latest app store build. We pushed an update yesterday that should address some crashes people ran into.

2026-01-09 13:09:16 UTC

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Thank you sir. Yes, we can add wss:// if it’s missing. We’ll aim to include this in the next update.

2026-01-08 16:01:41 UTC

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yep!

2026-01-07 16:34:06 UTC

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Yes, you can easily trigger the signer by using the standard nostrconnect:// uri scheme. That's what a "Login with Nostr" button should do.
We even added support for a convenient "callback" parameter, so Primal will redirect back to your app immediately after establishing the remote connection. If it's a browser app, simply use callback=https://[your_app_login_progress_page] to get redirected back to your app.
@nprofile…0hy6 implemented this flow for some of his web apps; it works great. Derek, maybe you could share a quick video of this in action?

2026-01-07 15:55:30 UTC

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To clarify, we don't yet support generating the bunker:// string that you can paste into the remote app

2026-01-07 15:54:09 UTC

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Yes, click the "Use keyboard instead" button on the scan screen.

2026-01-07 15:43:55 UTC

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You can mute the sound via the dynamic island or lock screen UI. Also the signer should be running only while you have remote sessions going.

2026-01-07 15:39:43 UTC

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Yes, it's already open source

2026-01-06 19:20:15 UTC

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Thank you. Hopefully this paves the way for more signer implementations and the "Login with Nostr" button becomes ubiquitous.

2026-01-06 18:49:11 UTC

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Thanks for reporting. We received similar reports for a couple of other users, and we believe we have a fix. New build is in app store review atm.

2026-01-06 17:44:19 UTC

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I think it’s fair to say that we broke new ground with our iOS remote signer. People have been trying to build something like this for a long time (even predating Nostr) and afaik all those attempts have been shut down by Apple. Some of our well informed users are concerned that our implementation breaks Apple’s rules and that Primal might get banned from the App Store. I’ll share our experience here so that other builders can benefit from it.
First and foremost: we didn’t try to sneak this feature in. We provided a detailed explanation to the app store review team outlining exactly what we are doing and how. The technical tldr is: the only way to keep your iOS app running in the background is to play sound or dox user location. There is a history of developers trying to hack their way in by playing silent audio tracks or attempting to trick the reviewers (and confuse the users) in other ways.
The key to our success was that we actually built a polished ambient sound feature for our signer. Some users might actually want ambient sound for their remote sessions, so we took great care to pick the appropriate sounds and build polished UI that enables users to control those sounds via the dynamic island or the live activity UI on the lock screen. We also designed an informative sound opt in screen at the beginning of the session. This is important: the user is fully informed and totally in control every step of the way. I am not sure, but it might be helpful that Primal was already a multimedia app so this feature doesn’t feel out of place.
In any case, that’s how we did it; hope it helps other builders. 🫡
#nevent1q…jqg4

2026-01-06 16:40:11 UTC

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Thanks!
Agreed, this approach is hilarious and highly regarded. But it actually isn't against Apple's rules. I'll post more details about it soon, so that others can benefit from it.

2026-01-06 15:51:00 UTC

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No, none of our clients show previews without empty lines. The user sees all the line breaks in the note editor.

2026-01-06 14:56:12 UTC

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Yes, it was released on Zapstore as well:
https://zapstore.dev/apps/naddr1qqfxuet59ec8y6tdv9kzuctwv3ex76tyqgstpyyssyquceyc3y7v0u2dw3wuag9j4d5y9nzt2yj32epayu4rwhqrqsqqqlstv3aguq

2026-01-06 12:29:03 UTC

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We shipped the remote signer for both iOS and Android yesterday.

2026-01-05 22:16:35 UTC

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You can use any relay. Simply implement NIP-46 to login into your app.

2026-01-05 19:56:40 UTC

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We got some crash reports from another user too, but we can’t seem to reproduce the issue yet. Someone will reach out to get more info.