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Pretty self explanatory. Do you like Android or ios for mobile Bitcoin transactions?

I like em for small transaction, like anything below 0.1 BTC
even tho its secured enough.. for bigger transaction.. i'd rather take my laptop/ledger with me

Edit:
With mobile you mean mobility? or you mean from mobile phone?

I more prefer to use Android for doing a Bitcoin transaction rather than iOS, because I don't even have a phone that can use iOS :D

I prefer to do my transaction using laptop, i think it is more secure than my android

however for the reason of efficiency i like to do shopping using android, because is quite frustrating if i want to buy a cup of coffee i need to bring my laptop to the store

I use my android all the time for bitcoin transactions and it's simply wonderful so far.

Android payments are fast but I prefer using apps on-the-go and for smaller trades. If I am communicating with more than one buyer, using apps is very frustrating as you need to communicate and send coins as well but for shopping or making payments, apps are the best.

I am currently using an android smartphone combined with the blockchain.info app. Everything so far is working as it should, there is nothing to complain about :)

Lol. yeah same with me. i prefer choose android.
I think because many users. so the features are given too much
and I prefer to look android in a transaction

I am using the Copay app on Android and it works well.

Depends only on the phone i have, otherwise i think they are equal. Although iOS might be more secure.

I did all my transactions since I knew bitcoin using my smart phone with blockchain android wallet and mycelium wallet.
I use it because all what I have to do to make a transaction is scanning a QR code with the camera and press Send.

I strongly support and are happy to use the transaction quickly and can be used regardless of the/dibawa.

included with Mobile Anroid/IOS about transactions of BTC. I really like to use Android because it is easy to operate and a sense of security for the transaction.

In addition, transactions using Android is very easy and quick way is almost the same with deals on Laptops/computers

So, I am very like of using mobile Android to transact  :D

Your options on iPhone are limited, and there is no way to use cold storage. You can use Trezor with Mycelium on Android, works great. There is also the option of the Ledger Unplugged NFC card on Android.

I heard there used to be some issues with the random number generator in android. Hopefully it is resolved now.

Both Android and iOS are equally good for small amount of BTC.

I have Android but don't like to use it for such things because seems very complicate and even insecure. Maybe needed to put every time all the needed data to enter to your wallet and to do transactions but me seems not secure the smartphone itself to do such things. Have fear that hackers can hack the smartphones more easily and follow all your data or follow you and in the time of the enter learn everything. Maybe is an in vain fear but communicate through "the air" seems not secure to me.

i never have ios device,and second time choose android smartphone,and about bitcoin transaction,i definetly choose android for it,yes because i trust android for friendly use,and simple navigation. but i think both is same good as use for bitcoin transaction,because i choose online wllet and open it on web mobile,not app mobile.

As much as possible I try to use a computer for my transactions however base on my experience of using both the iOS and Android, it seems the iOS versions somehow are a bit buggy (only tried twice) in comparison to Android which is less buggy and much smoother for some reason.

So far I've only made transactions on my computer and never on my phone. Since I got an IOS that's what I'll be using if I am ever out and about and am able to use bitcoin as payment.

I am using android device for small transactions and did not have any problem with. I was using bitcoin wallet for android before and now i am using mycelium. IDK about ios but android can be very safe if you dont install crap on it.

No, I don't like this because there could be coin stealing apps or games.

I ditched ios for android over bitcoin. Not sure where they are now, but apple was not allowing full wallet apps for a long time. I also am not a fan of the "walled garden" approach. Hell, for example is a walled garden.  :D

I like to use Android because of I prefer to use Android for Bitcoin transaction

Yes i do like them because i feel more comfortable when sending or receiving through mobile transaction.

I think both of them in transactions are totally same in everything.. They way use Bitcoin and speed transfers are same
So what's makes different from them then?

Android wins, In nearly all aspects, including the number of choices of different mobile wallets. I switched to a nexus 5 from an iphone 5 awhile back and will never return!

Android since this is my preferred platform and the majority of the phones are vastly superior in features.

The only selling point of iPhone is the brand itself, and maybe the materials of the phone. Having an iPhone seems to have a certain social status that an Android phone generally doesn't give to you.. other than that, it's overpriced trash and a good Android phone is a better device.

i feel like android has smoother bitcoin transactions but i personally prefer ios just because thats the phone i own lol. I hope more apps come out for ios similar to what mycelium for android. that would make ios a even more bitcoin friendly platform.

Android because there is more apps for bitcoins than IOS systems.

The idea of storing a larger amount of btc on my phone scares me. So i've only used the android app to test out an ATM machine once.

Ive used mycelium fro android. Works flawlessly . Its basically my petty change wallet for my "day to day" transactions.

i think both is same,android and ios have same good for bitcoin transaction,maybe it depending the smartphone specification,but i more like Android for bitcoin transaction,and has been two years use android for bitcoin transaction.

I more prefer to use Android for mobile Bitcoin transactions, yes because I do not have IOS phone.

blockchain.info on android is quite simple and i use it :)

Not a fan of it for multiple reasons, first phones are rarely as secure as PC's and many people tend to forget it's like a PC for being vulnerable for hacking, secondly it is rarely as private as PC since you actually link all your phone data to your BTC, also it requires trust in an intermediate host than typical no centeral authority BTC clients.

I prefer to use Android, because I do not like Apple products.

I use greenaddress for small amounts, and a Ledger with Mycelium for the rest.

Works as intended...

There is plenty of choice on Android if one wants to use bitcoin and go for transactions. I personally use Mycelium which I find very handy, simple and secure. But I saw also Copay which seems the easiest BTC wallet ever created so far.
As of now I'll stick to Mycelium.

Don't like both of those. I prefer to choose desktop wallet rather than mobile wallet.

My reason is for security. I think desktop is more secure than mobile for now.

I like using mobile phones to make transactions because it has a camera to grab are codes. I do think mobiles are more vulnerable to hacks.

Why is ios less likely to be hacked than android?

Not neccessarily, thats why I use a ledger with my mycelium app, not less secure than on a pc.

I don't know how less likely it is. I know that Apple's Appstore scans all the codes in the apps your download. If you have an unrooted iOS device and only download apps from Appstore, your iphone/ipad is less likely to contain malware. Google do not scan the codes of the apps on Play store. Apart from that, I have heard that apps on iOS are isolated from each other, they cannot read the data of other apps.

Bitcoin transaction in ios device is better for me,its more secure i think,ios wust connected itunes,and just little damage from any malware,its different with android,it too many connected with google accounts,and that why i choose ios device for bitcoin transaction.

My personal opinion is that they really do not matter.  When the programs are designed, most designers keep the same general look for the application between both apps, this way everyone is comfortable with each version and familiar with them both if they should ever need to change between versions.

i like use android for mobile bitcoin transaciton, it's more practical and can be used anytime and anywhere..
but sometime i am worry about the secure of mobile bitcoin transaction

i like windows phone more to be honest but does someone is using windows 10 with bitcoin for mobile? just to know if it is safe or there are more case of wallet stealing

because i was going to buy the new 950

Yes, i do. I think it would be more practice and simple.

I find doing transactions in bitcoin using my phone pretty amusing. There is a bitcoin atm near my workplace and whenever I need to have some quick cash, I just scan the qr code and I can now get my cash. Pretty neat to use it and that's one of the best things I like in using bitcoins.

I have android and I dont like how it works, I use it only when i need to. I prefer doing things on lap top. I dont know how it is on iOs but i bet that is better then on android.
I think android have a lot of work to do before they start to be good, I will continue to use it just when i have to and when my lap top isnt near. And i just hope they will be better in future, or I will need to buy some ios.. yes that cost a bit more, but I think it will worth.

Is there any differences between android and iOS on bitcoin transactions? Anyways I always prefer android, I once used iOS but I am not comfortable with it. Right now I am using mycelium (on android of course) and so far its working perfect for me. Android is the best ::)

I am an iOS person and yes I use it for security and simplicity.

Never have any BSOD (blue screen of death) or a manual restart. From friends i know android wallets are very easy to use too.

I have only recently strted to use IOS but I prefer my android it is just much easier to do things including making payments

No. It's unsafe, and its hard to send the right anon on a small screen. The blockchain.info so our horrible, if you've activated it, it only asks for a pin code. Do you know how easy it is to crack those? I use coinbase, and the app is alright, but you can't make new addresses or sign them, unless you use the mobile site and put in the url. On the mobile site, there's no button.

For me its not safe if you deposit your bitcoins into mobile software wallet.
Because you can easy hack by this using keylogger. like iphone there is no anti virus for ios.
So its better to save bitcoins to local wallet than mobile wallet.

I'll have to look into this one.  I'm not tech-savvy at all, and I usually pay for daily items with cash. 

I haven't used iOS, so I cannot speak on that, but I have used bitcoin with my android and it's great with the Mycelium wallet.  I probably should move some btc to cold storage or elsewhere, but I'm never dealing with huge amounts.

be careful with android apps, i hear someone pm some users to use their android apps which have malware

You're referring to Magnesium Coin's malware and scam attempt right? That's pretty desperate for someone to PM users a link directing you to a android phishing app. People should just download android apps from google play store for security. As a recommendation, you can donwload either bitcoin wallet (by andreas schildbach) or mycelium - those are tested and proven safe.

I really like to do transactions with android . so far are very simple and easy

Yeah I like using my Android with bitcoin transaction.
Who doesn't like using it I think is just awesome with that little divice.

In my opinion, Both Android and iOS are secure enough to handle bitcoin transaction as long as you know how to use a smartphone securely. iOS is my first choice if I want to doing transaction from my smartphone because its security is better than old version of android.

Personally I'm prefer using laptop because that's already my habit to use it.
If I use gadget there are some limited feature that makes my move is limited

well i do mobile transactions very rarely when it comes to using bitcoins though if i have to do them i always choose android over ios as it is much easier for me to use android and i do not own an iphone or something like that at the moment also there is a bigger variety of apps for android

It is convenient with qr code scanning as you don't have to copy whole bitcoin address to pay. But for now my mobile camera got damaged so have to do almost alll of transaction via web wallet.  :-\

The only good thing I like about Apple is it seems that they are contrary towards being bribed into including backdoors on their phone, but this is pretty pointless since they still will be running all of their stuff closed source..

I prefer to use my PC for transactions. I don't own an Android so if I were to make a transaction on my phone I would be using IOS.

In terms of security there should be no question, iOS. I've used it in the recent past but there wasn't a lot of options. Android has plenty but for me it's a very insecure OS, at least it gives me that vibe. I'm definitely not a fanboy but I would trust much more in Apple than in Google, that's just me though. If you use altcoins, then Android is the way to go since if there's a wallet for it, Android has it.

Android so much easier.

Prefer to use my pc, although I also have some coins in coinbase and have the coinbase app in my phone, I trust my PC better. In fact some days ago my phone had an issue and did not charge.... I inmediately though "What if that was my only wallet?".

Best to have it on PC.

I love both platforms and both of them are amazing feats of engineering and design, I have systems from both sides and both of them already have great apps for Bitcoin usage. That being said, my main daily driver is an iOS device in which I use breadwallet and I think it is, by far, the easiest, most straight to the point mobile app for Bitcoin that exists in any platform. It is a secure, very well developed app that just works well, like iOS devices themselves.

As for security comparisons, both systems are secure and updated periodically. Saying Android is more insecure might not be true: you can also have a jailbroken iOS device.

Eventually the main reason for choosing one system or another comes down to your personal preference :)

for mobile transactions i use only android

Android. From all the apps I have tested on IOS, none offers the option of signing message. IOS used to have a stricter policy on bitcoin transactions and there seems to be a limited choice of apps on IOS. On Android, mycelium is great with their message signing feature. This a huge plus for most users who needs the slightly more advanced features.

making transaction through mobile phone/smartphone is so hard sometimes autocorrect will let you mistyping,the app didn't work properly,or you suddenly add some letter which can make the transaction sended to a wrong people, so its not reccomended to do transaction thru mobile phone

I do not have a mobile phone iOS, so I choose my android  to transact

I do not like to use bitcoin transactions android or ios.
I just bitcoin transactions using computers I use. Since it is very easy and obvious to make transactions

A computer is much, much safer than a phone. A phone's software is highly accessible, and apps like coinbase don't require a login by default after you've logged in once, and blockchain.info by default only requires a four letter pin, which consists of the numbers 1-9.

My computer on the other hand, has an antivirus that I actually feel safe with, not this "mobile" crap. And I use a randomly generated password, not some pin... ew...

i am android user,and i also use it for bitcoin transaction,and so far i think its good enough and never found any major problem when i use android for bitcoin transaction,but honestly i will more like to use ios device for android transaction if i have the device,because i think ios have better security and more simple.

Me too is a android user for mobile Bitcoins transfer. Its easy to carry a mobile and android application speed is same as iOS . .I didn't get any differences while doing any transactions in android phone

Phones are so much less secure than laptops if you are going to send bitcoin by phone you really should keep your private keys offline, no ifs, no buts, no coconuts:) Your best option is to use Mycelium Wallet on Android holding your private keys on a Trezor or a Ledger Unplugged NFC card. iPhone users are SOL but they knew that when they bought the phone.

Haven't tried any ios apps for bitcoin since I'm not a big fan of the platform.
I'm very happy with Mycelium for Android though, have used it a couple of times for purchases in physical stores.

I prepare android. Because I have android phone.  ;D
Never had iPhone or something with iOS operation system.

I like two kind of that operating system, i like to use ios because it more secure than any other operating system,and i usw android because it more friendly to use and upgradeable.

I have both the Android and IOS applications for mobile bitcoin transactions and I have to say that I like the android version better.  The IOS is almost as good, I just do not like the format and it seems more difficult for me to use.  This just my opinion, but I am going to vote for Android.

I really like to do bitcoin transactions using android as simple , and I never did bitcoin transactions using ios very slow confirmed , I also do not know why

Neither.

For transactions always computer,  just in some rare cases I use android (cause I have android). Its much easier to do all this things on big screen and in my country I dont have places where to use it for any payment.

i suggset to use laptop for transactions:) well may be sometimes through android ::)

You're absolutely right, maybe use laptop or personal computer will make a transactions easy because the display is large but for myself i like use my android to do that  ;D

I like android for every transaction coz this is the only gadget i have. I dont have ios or even my own laptop it would be risky if I use computer in a net shop.

For me most secure is my laptop! I had a virus on tablet he made me mad!
Non stop clicks without cause, i have lost most of my pictures..
I don't like ANDROID, for Bitcoin related things only PC!