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Blixt Wallet is back with the final release in the 0.6.x release line, v0.6.9-420. Nice!
This version has a new feature for Android, Lightning Box.
Lightning Box is a service letting you receive via a Lightning Address non-custodially to your Blixt.
https://github.com/hsjoberg/blixt-wallet/releases/tag/v0.6.9-420
Lightning Box works in conjunction with Persistent Mode that was released in Blixt Wallet v0.6.9.
For things to work out well, make sure battery optimization is disabled.
Battery drain is expected to be low or not noticeable if things go as expected. Reach out if you have issues.
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3824379/284913657-1397f859-abff-4deb-bcc0-72657f1d6ff5.webm
The Lightning Box service will forward Lightning Address (LNURL-pay) requests directly to the wallet app on the phone, so it can respond back with an invoice created by the wallet itself.
This means that while this service is not a custodian, there is still trust involved.
Lightning Box is free and open-source software and anyone can choose to run their own service provider.
https://github.com/hsjoberg/lightning-box
In Blixt Wallet settings, you can easily change the server to your own.
The Blixt Wallet project will host a Lightning Box instance for @blixtwallet.com addresses.
A draft bLIP specification for the inner workings of this protocol can be found here:
https://github.com/hsjoberg/blips/blob/lnurl-forwarding/blip-lnurlforward.md
It is built using Lightning P2P messages, so any lightning node wallet implementation can choose to implement this protocol.
That's all for now. Cheers and Happy Blixting! 🟡⚡️

2023-11-12 09:54:07 UTC

Nice. Blixt Wallet is back with v0.6.9!
We have a lot of new stuff in this release, such as a new stable Tor implementation, Persistent Mode, Simple Taproot Channels support, 0-conf channels support for Dunder LSP, and a bunch of new languages.
https://github.com/hsjoberg/blixt-wallet/releases/tag/v0.6.9
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This release has a new Tor backend ("newtor") on Android that should be much more robust and reliable.
You don't need to do anything in order to experience it, just make sure you have Tor enabled in Blixt settings.
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Blixt Wallet now has support for Simple Taproot Channels!
Your private channels will just look like normal Taproot transactions if you do a coop close, which is great for privacy.
Dunder LSP & autopilot will also support this feature in the near future.
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Blixt Wallet on Android has a new Persistent Mode, which lets Blixt stay in the persistently in the background.
This can be helpful if you're awaiting a payment, or if you just want to keep in-sync with the chain.
Depending on the device, this mode may drain more battery life.
In a future release, we will allow self-custodial Lightning Address support for users opting in to the Persistent Mode.
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There were a lot of more stuff than the ones discussed here, so be sure to read the changelog.
If you wish to download the app, head over to https://blixtwallet.com.
Thanks to all contributors in this release and Happy Blixting everyone! 🟡

2023-06-28 13:27:43 UTC

I’m very happy to announce Blixt Wallet 0.6.8!
It contains a new feature called speedloader by @npub1xw0…y3xc, which syncs LN channel db on app startup, leading to robust payment pathfinding.
We want to thank Breez, which this work is derived from ⚡️
https://github.com/hsjoberg/blixt-wallet/releases/tag/v0.6.8
Speedloader loads the channel database file on app startup.
On Android, the channel database file that speedloader uses is automatically cached by a background sync job every 24h.
On iOS & macOS, the file is also downloaded on startup, leading to slightly longer startup times.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1674029478115266560
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Blixt Wallet 0.6.8 has better support for hodl invoices.
On-going payments now show up as "pending" in the transaction log before they are eventually settled or cancelled.
This should result in a better experience when using services like RoboSats.
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Blixt Wallet 0.6.8 introduces 0-conf channel support!
Add pubkeys for nodes you would like to accept 0-conf channels from.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1674029483525849091
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Speedloader is open-source and can be used with a normal lnd instance.
https://github.com/djkazic/speedloader
Primer is used for generating the channel db file.
https://github.com/djkazic/primer
In a future Blixt Wallet version, we'll add the ability to choose endpoint for downloading the channel db file.
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Blixt Wallet 0.6.8 includes a crash fix for certain iPhone devices.
Known affected devices are:
iPhone 5/5s/6/6s/7/X/XR.
If you have experienced issues in the past, please give a fresh installation of Blixt Wallet a try. 🪄
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Happy Blixting everyone! 🟡

2023-06-02 15:18:50 UTC

Our appeal for the suspension of Blixt Wallet and Blixt Wallet Testnet on Google Play has been accepted.
The apps are currently under review. We expect them to be back soon!
The suspension was due to app similarities, but we've clarified that Blixt Testnet is for testing only.
As always, you can download the APK directly from our releases page on GitHub:
https://github.com/hsjoberg/blixt-wallet/releases
In order to stay up-to-date with releases, we recommend you to use the tool Obtainium:
https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium
Read more about this in DarthCoin's article:
https://darthcoin.substack.com/p/bitcoiners-mobile-device #note1u93…k7m8

2023-05-25 14:51:18 UTC

My email is getting too many support inquiries for Blixt Wallet. I cannot keep up.
If you need immediate help, please join our Telegram chat group. We are a strong and helpful community.
https://t.me/BlixtWallet

2023-05-24 12:39:24 UTC

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Mental illness

2023-03-23 06:26:42 UTC

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I don’t like zaps.
It breaks LNURL-pay compatibility for no good reason.
It’s a very sad state of affairs.

2023-03-21 17:44:49 UTC

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heads

2023-03-21 14:29:43 UTC

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This is very based 👏

2023-03-21 14:28:36 UTC

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Yes, I’m working on a solution for y’all.
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2023-03-19 22:11:31 UTC

Do it. 🟡
https://i.imgur.com/QARUloN.mp4

2023-03-18 22:04:46 UTC

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No, LNURL authentication is done via your seed.
So if you restore with the same seed, there’s nothing to worry about.

2023-03-18 17:49:38 UTC

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Does it still not work?

2023-03-05 09:58:51 UTC

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LNURL-pay was first developed for commerce/B2C.
Years later Lightning Address came along and became a success, because it allowed for an easy to write & read handle.
Soon even custodial wallets started using Lightning Address and this later lead to widespread usage on nostr.
It's a succession of events that lead to the current situation.
So as it stands now, non-custodial LN wallets are losing on walkover to custodial wallets, where you have easy access to a Lightning Address.
My Lightning Box solution tries its best to work within this framework that has been developed and gives a sound alternative to using a 100% custodial and trusted Lightning Address solution.
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Other technologies such as BOLT12, especially with "async payments", could help steer people away from Lightning address.
But it cannot fully replace it, because the primary value proposition of Lightning Address is an easy to read and write handle, which BOLT12 doesn't have.
It's possible we can do some neat "spacechain DNS with BOLT12/BOLT11 AMP" and whatnot, so I'm open to possible ideas.

2023-03-04 12:30:41 UTC

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That’s not really a fix considering relays also have to ban sanctioned IPs

2023-02-27 15:07:46 UTC

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Thank you! Yes, I do the trade-offs being made are sound.
Not next version, but soonish. Are you in in our Telegram group @BlixtWallet?
I will start an internal alpha eventually with people that are interested to try it out.

2023-02-22 20:01:14 UTC

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That can be mitigated by Cross-Input Signature Aggregation.

2022-12-22 15:05:45 UTC

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Based