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I'm sure that those who are into crypto since last year knew that downloading new mobile wallet from play store can be dangerous, well this is for newbies who just entered crypto space this year, most top popular mobile wallets have fakes built by scammers too, before you download any wallet find its website and download through the link instead

I would also suggest they search on coinmarketcap for the cryptocoins they wish to download. It's much safer to get their wallets and websites this way.
Not really a good idea to get them through google, twitter, telegram search due to the numerous fakes that exist.

I think most mobile wallets on google playstore are now safer, this issue of fake applications have been attended to last year when many are complaining about fake apps on playstore, I download on there and update my wallet apps from time to time

It is dangerous for real.

The newbies will not understand it if they are doing it for the first time. The apps that are on the play store may look legit because they are not aware of the fake apps. And google doesn't really detect or care at all unless those apps will be reported.

If someone downloaded a wrong app, as a normal process, it will ask for the private key but you will be curious why is it asking for that if the usual thing they'll do is to give you the PK instead of them asking for it.

When it comes to the cryptocurrency wallet we should definitely choose the trusted one because it is also for the security of our coins. Mostly some of the new cryptocurrency wallets are usually suspected as a scam and if ever you going to use it try to check all feedbacks or the team behind it so you can distinguish that it is safe to use.

Most of the hackers always target the newbie due to having a lack of knowledge and experience in the field of cryptocurrency. But, they can still avoid it if they are responsible for making research on a certain thing. Do your own research (DYOR) is always the advice of other members here and even me because if you are good enough on doing it then you will easily determine if the crypto wallet is a scam or fake.

If you going to download a cryptocurrency wallet maybe stick with the trusted and reputable wallet so there's assurance on the safety of your coins.

Researching may require too much time and effort but it is definitely useful because it will give you a better understanding with regards to different crypto wallets. Though sometimes newbies take no notice of how researching can guide them on deciding which wallet can make their funds safe and secured from scammers and hackers. They need to realize that it is our responsibility to protect our funds that's why finding a trustworthy wallet is a must to ensure that hackers won't find an opportunity to exploit our funds and assets.

This does not apply only to newbies.
It applies to everyone, either a professional, experienced or newbie, you need to watch out for phishing links, spyware apps and equally avoid fake apks from google

If you are downloading a single wallet for a particular token make sure you get the wallet link from a trusted source and also pick a wallet that has had security auditing done on it

Like the TemTum wallet - before release each wallet went through a security audit with BSI in the UK and this report is public - actions like this shows how serious the team take security of the wallet and tokens

much better to do this than trust a random wallet on the play stores which might be stealing your keys

Mobile wallets aren't that secure in the first place. If you're starting out in crypto, it's just fine to use them for a short amount of time, but there's a ton of potential weaknesses with mobile wallets even besides fake download links just due to the fact that they're on a smartphone. If you end up owning a more significant sum of crypto in the future, I would highly suggest you get a hardware wallet or an airgapped computer of some sort to store those funds more securely.

Keeping a desktop wallet would be a notch up in terms of security for most people, but if you go this route, make sure that you verify the GPG key of whatever wallet you're downloading so you can be sure that whatever you've downloaded isn't compromised in any way.

Thanks for the info, we need to be careful when downloading wallet from play store so that we will not give away our assets.

This also has the same risk,clone website of wallets are filled on web so you need to have basic understanding about wallet and private keys and how to verify their signatures to check their legitimacy.

Every good wallets have official websites, coinomi, trust wallet, jaxx, copay, etc so of you are too afraid to trust apps on playstore you should go through their official websites and download but I doubt there are still duplicate/fake apps on playstore

in addition to the CMC mentioned by several friends above. I also used to look for websites or information about coins or tokens in this forum, precisely on the [ANN] (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=159.0) board. much safer, because in this forum is very complete with smart people. besides that you can also ask anything about coins / tokens, will definitely be answered by the team or members here. In addition to fake wallet, which is also dangerous, malware such as cryptojacking, can make data leak and the device does not run normally.

Yeah, not all wallet in app store have pass through the security audit, and for someone who is just downloading for the first time have no way of knowing this things, beside, scammers have developed so much skills that if you are not very careful it will be difficult to differentiate the fake from original, temtum are very serious about security is also the reason why users will have to pass kyc in other to be able to use tem wallet,

most wallet in app store that support multiple asset not sure have such level of security, tem wallet on the other hand don't support multiple coin, so maybe users can check out enjin wallet, it support multiple assets and very secured with such a great user interface.

I think the google play store is strict in selecting applications, but I can't figure out how the scammer application can pass the google review. It's better to use a wallet that is already trusted and has a lot of reviews if a newbie wants to use any wallet.

@Furryball this is a nice advice but not all wallets found on play store are fake, though it’s always recommend to do some research before installing any crypto wallet on your phone. Furthermore newbies can yet get scammed if they’re using desktop wallets as it happened in the case of electrum wallets where the wallet showed a PopUp saying people should update it, and by the time people could spread the word that it was a scam it was too late. Hence I would request you to add one more point to the op, that no one should update the wallet from inside it, rather people should go their official site and download the latest update.

Source:

https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/04/16/behind-the-scenes-electrum-hackers-steal-4m-with-bitcoin-phishing-attacks/

https://cointelegraph.com/news/phishing-attack-on-electrum-wallet-nets-hacker-almost-1-million-in-hours-report

Obviously you have to be more careful in downloading a wallet, because the basic use of the wallet is a place to store assets, so it's obviously very sacred and you have to be more careful in choosing it and using it.

These are mistakes that new people often make. Especially in CH Play, there are too many fake wallet apps listed there. It is important to prevent the wrong download of fake apps, we should ask the admin in telegram to have them send the safest link. In addition, newbies have to be careful of those who fake accounts of admin and PM for them first. Please read carefully the information of the person who sent you the link because there are thousands of scammers there. We need to be smart when clicking on strange links.

Thank you for info.
Im quite new to crypto, but have studied a lot lately. And researched that one of the safest is hardware wallet, so got myself ledgernanox. I have backed up my key phrase under the pillow :)

Don't only rely on your own knowledge when it comes in this matter because you might be prone from virus, malwares etc. and the worse thing is get robbed in the long run. Another tip I can gave is try to become aware on the surroundings where you belong, if you noticed that many of them uses Brand X (given that it was established long time ago) in the local scene then it's much safer to use compare to a not so well known one. Also, try consulting your choice here in the forum so that other members could verify its legitimacy. It was free anyway so there's nothing to lose and besides that's the real essence of this forum — to help and educate each other inside the crypto space :).

Personally, I believe that everyone can fall into the hands of scammers. And man is a creature that can be wrong. But a beginner just has a better chance of falling into the hands of scammers, and so you need to be very careful. For the future, I want to say that if a person decided to do cryptography, then he should already understand the essence of this serious issue.

We need some king scam study. These post really does help for those people who read them . Just to have experience and be aware of the scams out there. Those schemes change all the time, but basics are the same. Just be safe out there.

Certainly, newbies should do detailed research about that coin before downloading any wallet application. I also think that before making such a download, they should have detailed information about the project too. And i advise them to read the comments for the project and its application in reliable forums such as bitcointalk.

Yes, you have the right decision to buy ledger nano x. Make a back up for your private keys will help you if somehow, you forgot the keys. And now, you can feel safe because you can prevent the bad things that might happen. I hope that you don't have to get any trouble when accessing the wallet, and you can also save many coins in your ledger nano x.

Its very simple to avoid fake mobile wallets, just pick a name of the wallet and find the right source or link on the  internet, I haven't seen the clone of Trust wallet, coinomi wallet and other top wallets, I only saw fake myetherwallet in 2018, playstore is very safe now

That's right, now in PlayStore it's very safe to download any application and to find a strong reference for wallet matters is also very easy via the internet at this time, so don't worry about wallet matters.

You can go through official websites to download any wallet you want, its not a must to download from playstore and even if you go through any wallet website you will still be get the option to download through playstore or direct link

A very appropriate suggestion, because usually on the wallet website always provides different links for all devices, be it for Apple, Windows and Android devices, that's where we can choose according to the device we use.

I believe that a very important component is the reliability of exchanges today. Even though leading exchanges are working on improving reliability, there is still much to work on. What is your attitude towards such kind of wallets? Or you are more on hardwallets side?

Greetings. From my point of view, much depends here, but vast majority is still choosing online wallets. However what I have noticed - there are more attacks on exchanges, so there is a shift to hardwallets

That's true. I wouldn't say that I am aware of any truly advanced hardware wallet. But you seem to be deeper into the industry

Basically, I have conducted many researches before I've found GetHashWallet. And guys seem to be bringing entirely new standards with truly advanced product. GetHashWallet is a secured and private hardware wallet, it is arrow certified and reliable. What also makes sense - guys had successful campaign on Indiegogo. And the product is already available for sale, so everyone can try it out. And I recommend you to have a look at their website, cause there is a lot of useful info available there

Definitely sounds very interesting, will have a closer look shortly and get back with own thoughts. Thank you for recommendation!

but even on the web there are also called phishers that can fake the site . store or web can be unsafe if we are not going to double check what we enter or download  .

make sure you check all urls  , feedbacks  , icon , or anything  and dont forget to compare them or search them if you feel strange with what you see because that is only for your safety  . laslty , this lecture we have here is not only for newbies but its for experienced users also  .  keep safe guys . dont let scammer/hacker/phishers take the lead  .

Share your thoughts afterwards, yes, curious to know

Can you please at least site some of those apps so that it will be more substantial, like what app is that and how they turn out to be a scam. Im sure this will really be a great help, not only for newbies.

I agree with this, one time when I was using telegram, I saw some offers that will let you download a certain BTC wallet and they will pay you for that. even though I was new in the Crypto Industry, I didn't take the bait because the payment is too low in the first place. later on, I found out, that those kinds of scam is known and wanted to get your funds when you deposit your BTC.

Going to their official website is the best way for a newbie not to be scammed.
No website = possible scam. Wait for them to make a website. I don't trust google too because there are times where if you search for information regarding a coin, you may click to a website which is considered a scam site. Also on telegram that is why i don't want to use it anymore. There are many scammers out there and newbies are very vulnerable to this.

Best advice for a newbie? Don't throw your money first without doing research.

Not all wallets that on the playstore is dangerous. There are trusted apps like coinomi, trust wallet, imToken, atomic wallet and many more. Im using imToken for more than 2years and so far didnt have any problem with it. Also never got compromised my tokens that are there. Maybe much better to check whether the app youre downloading is really the app that you are looking for sometime they have been imitate by aome scammers which is the one that really scammed newbies.

It's a serious problem that cause a bad image of Bitcoin and other coins too. I remember stored my about 0.055 amount of BTC in the XAPO wallet and it refused to withdraw. I still can see my money but can't withdrawal.  :'( :'(

It's hard to find legit websites anymore because there are many scams and a lot of scams that are under the guise of cryptocurrency, so you should be careful when investing or using dangerous applications because you can hack into the device you are using.

Its not just "new mobile wallets" that can be risky. Anyone downloading a new random wallet on a computer on a phone bears the risk of getting hacked. There are tons of such wallets out there that comes with a backdoor that can steal coins from the wallet and also private keys of all other wallets that you have on your computer. That is why it is really important to choose your wallet carefully. It is best to use an updated wallet provided officially by the developers of that coin. Or look for a wallet that is open source.

I don't really search for mobile crypto wallets nor download many due to how unsecured mobile apps are currently. Some would even put ads in their apps and that just grinds my gears a lot .
I only use only one crypto online wallet, for the purpose of cashing it out plus reloading my sim credits.
I don't use it that much for the sake of hodling though.

Indeed i agree with this OP, a friend of mine download a wallet and buy some crypto 10 usd worth and he get all coins stolen and after we check that was a fake wallet and now he use only blockchain wallet on website

In order not to get into such situations, beginners need to carefully study the information available on each of their questions. Fortunately, the forum even has a special section where you can start getting acquainted with cryptocurrencies.

Getting a mobile crypto wallet could really be dangerous as most of it are run to scam newbies who have no enough knowledge. My recommendation for newbies is that if they are going to download mobile wallets in Google playstore, you should know first the top ranked wallets because they genuinely legitimate for storing your coins just for an example the Blockchain, Coinbase, etc. Or you could've just download on their website just to be sure.

Very true. Another way newbies can be scammed. There is a need to always verify apps. Even if the logo looks genuine. Virtually every app on stores have fake duplicates. For safety purposes, verify wallet app or other apps (even if it is not related to crypto) before downloading.
In a way, I have fallen for this kind of situation before. But it was not crypto-related. Stay sharp!

That's true, wherever you go there's always a scammer/hacker that would attack anyone so to be safe it's better that you should download or click the link from the official website of the wallet also you should also check the developer of the wallet itself.

Before you download or do anything make sure to double check and always doubt in this way you'll be able to be safe from them.

There might even be platforms who have not yet launched their applications onto various app stores and in this situation we have to download the application from the official website itself. Usually downloading applications from direct official website can save our time as there are a number of plagiarized or similar applications been found on the internet so it is necessary for us that we select the correct one.

Mobile applications can access various functions like your location, your contacts, your email details, can send messages on your behalf, etc which might seem riskier at some cases but mostly we need to allow permissions for the same so there is not much problem usually if we never permit suspicious applications to access our private information.

of course, with this forum there are lots of tutorials and even information about the development of blockchain technology to good and right mining, from this forum all countries can gather and discuss so you don't have to go far to meet overseas events to learn more cryptocurrency because by asking here there will certainly be many who give good responses until everything is answered and solved.

This is very good information and will definitely be very useful for those who are trying or are already using it. but to be honest, I haven't even used an application in my cellphone wallet, so I can't give advice or information about what happened. but if it is very dangerous there must be a solution that must be done so as not to drag on, as you say in order to download the website might be the best solution. but once again further information from other colleagues who have used it is also needed.

Besides that, be careful if you get some information from the website that you don't know if the information is right or not, and you should search from the other sites. And for downloading the recommended wallet for your mobile phone, I guess you can search and read from this forum because you can find so many useful information that you can use to decide. Many good threads are discussing here the wallet for mobile phones, so I am sure that you can find the wallet that will match with your want.

There might be some platforms which might replace the original application with a scam one by loading it with some malware so it might not be trustworthy to directly download the apk or any suitable application from the web directly but instead play store or app store verifies the application for us which makes the application trustworthy.

You can always check for the number of downloads, reviews, screenshots, etc to make sure that is the same application you wish to download. A number of advanced malware have been running into the markets which could steal your private information and make it publicly available. Hence you should try to avoid installing any unknown applications onto your device.

They should search the coin name on CMC and find all the available wallet for that coin there. I think its the safest. There is some popular fake wallet. The most concerning example was that of an app called “Trezor Mobile Wallet.” Everyone should do this for avoiding fake apps. Check the Description, Check the Developer, Check the Reviews, Check the Downloads. Official apps have been downloaded thousands—and in some cases, millions—of times. Fake apps will have considerably lower download numbers.

So what's the problem? In your hands/opportunities to make additional guides for new members of the forum. Although there is enough information to make the first steps in the crypto world. Well, to use the available training materials or not depends only on them.

Believe me, if scammers create a fake wallet, then they will surely take care of creating such a fake website. You need to check much deeper and more thoroughly.
The fact that people generally install new unknown wallets on their devices seems incredible to me, because there are so many proven and reliable
wallets of a different nature and format that have been on the market for quite some time. However, people love new products, which means they will have to learn from their own mistakes.

You got it right!
A perfect example was with the very known electrum. This wallet is very legit and popular but scammers made a phishing site and fake wallet so those that doesn't know the actual website might land to their website and make it think that the wallet itself is safe.
Those incidents made them think that Electrum isn't safe but in reality, it is safe but they just became a victim of fake wallet and fake website.

This could be serious advices for newbie and every people before downloading the particular apps because some of apps compromised by malware and can stole our personal data and our funds and also do not ignore the warn from apps store because usually if there was suspicious apps downloaded then apps store has been warn us to about that and asking permissions so better remove those apps if you find warn such as this

Well informed. This information is very useful to not just the newbies but oldies. Oldbies also get scammed or hacked on the space. Its left for us oldbies and newbies alike to exercise extreme caution in our dealings
 When downloading any app on either the Playstore or the Applr store? It's good to take these into consideration:

1. The ratings of the app. Usually 5 stars is the highest rate an app can receive. Should the rate be low say 1 star, just know that something is wrong somewhere.  Normally I am more comfortable downloading apps with atleast 4-5stars.

2. Another crucial thing to look out for when downloading an app is the reviews. Pay close attention to other users reviews on the review site. If the review is positive, then go ahead and download. And if negative, such app is risky to download.

3. Another important thing to consider when downloading any app is Number of downloads qn app got. For instance, you can't expect a popular wallet such as imtoken or any other popular wallet to have just 100 downloads. When you see such, its 90% sure that such app is phishing. And lots more reasons.

I hope this helps

What you mean this forum should been made better? Isnt it? Why blame the forum if newbies cant learn the easy way. Sometime as a beginner you are the one needed to adjust with such situation and dont blame to the system.

I dont see the forum has lack of improvement to teach newbies. Members here are continuously sharing their insight and knowledge just to help them.

For iOS users iPhones are bad idea for storing your find since it's been revealed that it's not safe, something about a hidden back door in iPhone OS, for now Android is the safest smartphone for keeping coins

It is better we use the hardware wallet to keep the funds or coins so we don't have to worry about the bad thing that can happen. We don't have to carry the funds in our android because we don't know if that will still be safe for our funds or not. We can place the hardware wallet in our home while we can carrying the android without storing any coins on that mobile phone. Don't store your coins with something that you use every day because that will be dangerous for you if someone can break your mobile phone.

as beginners should be more active to learn to increase their knowledge. if it is felt that the forum is lacking, I think it can find other sources of knowledge, according to what it wants. in my opinion this forum is great for exchanging information, and of course learning. therefore we should be able to adapt to the development of the environment

Quite right, a lot of different scammers add cryptocurrency wallets to the play store and to other places in order to receive money from this, and before you start downloading a cryptocurrency wallet, you should always check all the reviews about this wallet and generally better of course download any wallet from official sites.

That's the first thing need to do if we play store user, Must be careful always downloading mobile wallet and can be deposited altcoins on them. Because there are times that can going to be scam and lost your coins you have in your wallet. Most of the mobile wallet we download in the play store are not safe enough so ask first to those person using on it before to do some move.

It is true, we must be careful since being aware is not enough to avoid this kind of scam. We should always remember that not all application in playstore is legit. And of course, it is better to download wallet files directly from the legit websites to avoid downloading the cloned wallets or those fake wallets createf by scammers.

I would also add that there are no direct competitors that are coming with similar features. So guys look unique

Oh, really? Will also conduct own research and get back with my thoughts too

That's right. Thank you for reminding and making a thread for those newbies. First of all you guys must be research first on the real and legit mobile wallet or digital wallet that may store your digital currency in cryptocurrency but before that you must have enough knowledge about the mobile wallet you are downloading kindly open the link or go to the legit website of the mobile wallet in order to download it so that you will be assured that the wallet is legit.

there are so many instance an incident that happens about the hacking of mobile wallet and it is because of those scammers and hackers.

Absolutely agree with you, today there are many fake wallets and scams exist in the market. And newbies will be easily fooled by these applications. They need to know everything carefully before they want to invest in this market, otherwise one day they will lose all the money invested.

Newbies are prone to scamming so they should be more cautious at all times. If they want to download the mobile wallet, research first about that certain wallet to prove if its legit or not. Scammers have always their own ways to make fake mobile wallets look more legit particularly in the eyes of newbies. Applications in the playstore are not all legit so we should look for the safest link instead to download the mobile wallet that we want.

It's really sensitive issue for investors and traders whom use mobile app/wallet for their asset. Cause there is many history from last couple of years that people got hacked because of using fake mobile app/wallet. It's depends on you which app you are downloading form google play store. If you are using any app which not protected by google then you should stop using that app. Because they can hacked you with all information easily. Here is a good article about How to Check if an Android App is Safe or not (https://www.avg.com/en/signal/android-app-safety).

true, for beginners you should not download the wallet from the website because it is dangerous in my opinion it could contain a virus or something else, it is better to wait after entering the PlayStore and Appstore review process to be more secure, can also read reviews from some users who already use the wallet

Any newbie who is wise enough wouldn’t make such a mistake. I never made that kind of mistake when I was a newbie. First thing I did after getting to learn about Bitcoin and how it functions and also getting know that you need a wallet, I immediately searched on Google for the best and most popular cryptocurrency wallets. I also got to learn the difference about them and I didn’t waste time in choosing Coinbase because I knew that it would be safe for me and easy to use.

Another wallet I also use is Xapo, and it functioned well for me. Good thing about Xapo is that they had cold storage where you can store your coins for proper safety. I started with these two wallets and when I got to know more about bitcoin, that’s when I started using wallets like Coinomi. And if you check on Playstore or Apple store, you would see two Coinbase wallets – the main wallet and a fake one.

You don’t even need to be told which one is the real one because the fake one has 100k lesser downloads than the original which has up to 10 million downloads. But you’re still right, they should check from the website, but don’t forget that there are fake websites also.

Very easy to find scam app of top mobile wallet. Top mobile wallet already downloaded so many times, you can easily understand it. I can't see any problem in top mobile instead new wallet. Be alert before download any new wallet from playstore, for App store this is very rare case.

Actually there is no problem using a mobile wallet, as long as you download it from the official link. That is why we must be selective. I use a Magnum wallet, and it's safe, I like it because it's not connected to emails that have the risk of being hacked.

Newbie is indeed an easy target for scammers, so don't be easy to trust suspicious links, always double-check before you join or use any application.

yes , that is true  that downloading aplication through google play can be dangerous. It is recommended to download the wallet from the official website of their project. Or we can ask in their telegram channel about official wallet .

not all applications on Google Play are dangerous, we can see reviews from several users of the application and if it is dangerous just report it immediately to Google Play so that it can be followed up by them

I think its not for newbie who just enter crypto space this year i think its for everyone in here. We should be aware about downloading apps to our mobile phone. Its more safe if download through official webpage or official telegram.

I'm no newbie but this is an eye-opener for me. I recently engaged myself in crypto giveaways on Twitter, a friend had me joined because she's been winning some free crypto coins when she shares or retweets a post. She let me install a wallet from Google Play and of course I installed without hesitation since she's been using it for a while now. Anyway, there are two crypto wallets on my phone, Coinomi and Wallet of Satoshi. For now I'll depend on my friend's recommendation about using it, I think reviews from other users helps too.

Open PlayProtect in your appstore settings.
Android phones though are not really affected with any virus. It is the memory card or an OTG flash drive which you will insert that will have viruses.
But again, never with androids.
I have been using it since the day it was created and even done a lot of customization and never have a problem once even connecting with an infected computer.

it's true, downloading safer wallets through on official site but official site is also a lot of fake sites it will be easier to fool newbies so to get original site, newbies need to find original site through official account of official site like on twitter or facebook

You are right, but this applies not only to mobile wallets, but in general to any information that you receive via the Internet. Moreover, scammers can use Google forms, fake accounts, phishing sites. In general, it’s very difficult for beginners now, since everywhere you don’t go cheating everywhere. I have also been a victim of fraudsters several times and now I try to study and double-check everything.

Secondly, be careful with all crypto apps, some of them could require be turned on on the background and they can wqtch what you do - be careful, there are cases that private key were stolen by this malicious apps.

Android phones have in build memory space also known as RAM which basically makes the device perform various actions. This RAM can also be infected with any dangerous malware which would destroy some of the basic functions of the device which might even lead for a major cause ahead. Android phones have lowest security according to me as they do not even work well with antivirus or Internet protector and hence they might blindly store any data onto the device before checking for viruses.

A advanced virus can destroy everything which might be stored on the RAM of the device which would directly brick the device and also it is possible that the same virus might even search your internal memory and steal some of the most important files like private keys, .json files, etc.

My advice is instead of storing your assets in your cellphone wallet, but on your PC. because in my opinion security and privacy protection on a PC that has antivirus, more secure than on the cell phone.

Aside from that,

Avoiding suspiscious links and downloading unnecessary application can help to avoid scammers/hackers. Even if you have an anti virus, if you keep on clicking anything, they can still breach your security.

How possible is this with some app? This is quite dangerous if the case would be something like that. Can you name some apps that are posses this kind of stealing. I just want to study how an app can be used for this shameful deeds.

I agrees but PCs are more prone to viruses right? Especially if they are using microsoft windows. Phones are not secured but I'm thinking more users here are got scammed or hacked through PC cases situations.

I've seen fake electrum apps and website, all you have to do is look for wallets ANN page on this forum and go through their official website, but alas it's more better now on Google playstore

It is curious that many users install such applications without even looking at the reviews.

In addition, sometimes the application is new and there are no reviews on it, however, this does not prevent people from installing this unfamiliar dangerous suspicious application on their working device.
Then they are surprised that they were hacked.

You're very right buddy,  not just wallet app,  but every cryptocurrency app out there, you have to be extra careful because apps get easily pirated. Around last a year, there was a similar case of Atomic Wallet being pirated on playstore....  The devs had to write to google severally before the pirated wallet got dropped down.  The best thing is to follow the download link from the official website of whatever app who wanna download

Yeah, I remember those funny times far in 2017 when this kind of phishing became very popular. MyEtherWallet, most popular exchanges and crypto applications... Hundreds of people got scammed by the hackers...

Of course you won't download wallet that is not yet have any reputation, it's like you are going to put your money on a new open banked without any history yet, etc. also storing your cryptocurrency to a mobile wallet, web wallet and exchange is extremely dangerous because your funds are in risk that anytime a hacker might target those platforms and all the currency on that platform will be at risk.

Some apps are protected by playstore. But this does not mean it's scam free most wallets that are not known can run away with people's funds.

Yeah you’re right about that, there are lots of fake copies of the original on playstore, so people really have to be careful about the apps they download from the Playstore. But, when you see these apps there are ways you can easily tell the difference – the original app will have more downloads than the fake app and you can as well check the reviews of the app before you download it. I don’t download app from the Playstore without checking the reviews to know what people think about the app.

I mostly go for the critical reviews to know the complaints those people have. And as I said, the downloads of an app can easily tell you the original between two apps.

for newbie i think using ico rating like coinmarketcap, ico becnh and suggest from pro traders is best way to know. like this find high rating from ico rating site, asking to some poeple, you can combine from this case to get action

Yes, for beginners it is better to visit the coinmarketcap site and another coingecko site to better understand and know new projects that are born by developers, but for the ico site because the visitors have started to decline when many ico projects don't clear.

I do agree,
There's a lot of fake wallets out there in android store that was created by scammers, newbies should know that it is safe to download wallets only from official websites to avoid being a victim of scam and hacking.

I feel like newbie again due to long time inactivity. Thank you for the advice. Although before, I make a research first before trusting any wallet because this will hold my coins but I think I have to be more careful this time. But of course I can still use the my wallets before. In fact due to much higher security of those wallets this time compare the last time I used it, I have a hard time recovering it.

Yes, that's right, because on the official wallet site there are also several wallet options for every device, such as Android, iOS, Desktop and others, so it's very clear that to make any wallet you have to visit the official website.

But not all the wallets that are in the Play store is dangerous, because there are still some that we can still use but before using the wallet we must see the detail if it is safe for us to use then new in download, indeed now many The Skammer is haunting the crypto world then we must be careful in this regard.

First of mobile wallet is not secure. Download mobile wallet from website is too risk. They always want permission media and photos, location and contract etc. Why need it?   

That's right, it's better to download the app from the official AppStore and play store.
That's one way to get in and access your device, so we need to be careful.

This is actually a basic understanding that must be understood by beginners who are just adapting to the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Be sure to always check every application that you will download on the official website and social media from the application provider. Use links that are only pinned by the official website, do not easily believe the links that you get randomly on the internet or strangers who invite you.
If you are reckless, it will weaken your privacy security on your PC or smartphone.

So you are saying that the wallets from Google Play are not safe?
Are you talking about the dedicated wallets from different projects, or all the wallets?
Universal wallets like Electrum/Trust/Mycelium are also included? I find your statement a bit bizarre, if true.

Agree, we must be careful in choosing a wallet that we download from the Play Store. In addition, choosing a mobile wallet that is trusted and used by many people is safer. Currently, there are 2 mobile wallet that I use, namely Trust Wallet and Imtoken

You are very right, I prefer using Coinmarketcap for projects website and app downloads as google may not differentiate between a real and a phishing site. Anyone going straight to download from the Play store is at great risk of getting the wrong version, funny people may not pay attention to this piece advice.

take references from coinmarketcap didnt guarantee that its not phising site or real. some of them could be real project but its only happen in few months after that they will be scammed project. we often to see it , maybe using wallet that recommended by reputable crypto influencer will be better and safer.

This is not for newbies only, some high member accounts on this forum can do stupid things as well, some even buy accounts and you notice how stupid they are once they start posting on here, my advice is to avoid unofficial links to download wallets, playstore is better now

those who buy accounts with a high ranking does not mean they are those who have the experience not to be fooled. because now the price of the account is very cheap and it's not difficult to get it. those who are experienced will not be fooled by this kind. some fake wallets that will lose our money.

Op is right that when newbie will download any wallet by searching in play store would be dangerous due to many fake wallets published there. People should aware during download any crypto wallet. Always should choose a official source. I have listed the top 50  coins wallet names and official source of these coins. In near future I will add more.
Newbie can visit this topic before download any wallet. : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5220676.msg53699703#msg53699703

All altcoins we have are important on us so we must be protected it before its to late.
Dont rush read some more advice in the other people knows the apps that we want to downloaded so we can aware on it.

This is very important and useful information.
The OP should read this and embed it on page 1 so that many members can read this clearly.

I also strongly recommend the newbie and everyone involved in crypto to ensure that the downloaded and installed application must be completely official from the service provider. Make sure to open an official website to avoid dangerous links.

Researching may require an excessive amount of time and exertion however it is unquestionably valuable since it will give you a superior comprehension with respect to various crypto wallets. Despite the fact that occasionally newbies fail to acknowledge how researching can control them on choosing which wallet can make their assets safe and made sure about from con artists and hackers. They have to understand that it is our obligation to secure our assets that is the reason finding a dependable wallet is an absolute necessity to guarantee that hackers won't discover a chance to abuse our assets and resources

The best thing to do is not to search directly on the playstore but to get the link directly on the website to make sure you will be downloading the correct wallet application. I don't use mobile wallet app since I have lost my phone a year ago. It was difficult retrieving the acces since I have lineked my phone number to my e-mail and verification.

You can get number after visiting the card office that you use and you can also access e-mail that you have linked to that number. and for the wallet I agree with you that we have to go to their site first

It is really very dangerous for us, not for newbies but also professionals. while searching on play store we also get confused at times. If you are not alert, you can be victim of fraud. so you should be aware, it better to download from the original website without having to search on Play Store. If you want to download wallet from play store you should verify the app reviews and total user statistics.

Downloading a fake cryptocurrency wallet might be a real problem for newbies. The best way to search for official Apps is visiting the official websites of the developers.

Yes, because at the moment the fake cryptocurrency wallet with the real one is very similar, so beginners will not easily distinguish fake ones from the real ones, so the perfect solution is to visit the official website through a search engine like Google.

You're right that would be the safest way to download a wallet app. Scammers are doing their best to take advantage the newbies (actually even old investors here) in crypto thus its better to be very careful when searching. It would be better if you read reviews and experience first of those who already use it before downloading to make sure you wont get any problem if you installed it.

not only for beginners but for most crypto users need to be careful before using a cellular wallet especially when accessing it through Playstore, most of the cellular wallet there is almost similar to the original wallet. and I agree with you, that visit their official website first before downloading a cellphone wallet on Playstore

Hardware wallets do support most of the major cryptocurrencies and tokens, but there are also some coins which don't have a hardware wallet support, take for example MB8coin. For such coins, if you need to hold them you'll need to go for a desktop/mobile wallet which supports it. So when looking for Desktop/Mobile wallets, it's always better to go to the official website and then download it from there than randomly shared download links. 

There is some wallet right now in crypto community so the newbie better to them to ask pro or the people who knows legit wallet to safe your funds. There is a lot of scammer and hacker in the cryptocurrency and their main target is the beginner so we need to guide the newbie so they cannot experienced to lose what they have right now we need to help each other to stopped bad people.

personally for me i am not a big fan of cellphone based wallets there are lots of security issues so i would suggest few security tips to follow:

Must enable 2FA and it would be better to keep separate phone one for every day use and other for your financial activities as your might lost your phone so it's always good to have a backup ready to go.  Avoid installing apps from unknown sources and don't install wallet on rooted smartphones as some shady apps/games can steal your data quite easily.

I agree on you somehow but you know what? I can't help but to think sometimes that answering newbies' questions are already an act of spoonfeeding (more particularly on questions which have obvious answers). Don't get me wrong guys, I love helping others especially the newbies because I once become a newbie as well and I know that feeling of struggle :). However, searching for a legit wallet which suits for you is one google away and you can verify it on your own by means of reading articles, testimonies, asking friends or even by digging existing threads here on our forum; right? So I expect that even a newbie will not easily fall on such trap made by the scammers as long as they research very well :).

It is more safer to download from a wallet for a specific coin's website link. Downloading a wallet from Google play store any other untrusted source is very dangerous for the users who have downloaded. It may steal information from devices which may hack other crypto wallet for that user.

that is the problem - MOST of them are safe, but there still are dangerous ones.
as the user who is deep into crypto it won't be hard for me to understand which one is which.
However, as the name of thread goes - it is for newbies only

I don't know if it's only me, but I feel more comfortable and safer downloading apps from Google Playstore than from the Google browser and websites. I trust Playstore so much when it comes to security and safety of the apps and games.

If not, then it will be safer to download the wallet from the official website of that wallet or crypto project. I would also like to remind everyone that not all wallet/crypto projects are safe even if they say they are. Some "bogus" projects will ask you to install an application or software in your phone or pc/laptop. Having an antivirus is also a plus especially in this business.

It's too dangerous for you to download new and unreliable wallets to your phone or computer. They can steal all your information and private key whenever they want, in 2018 my friend was their victim. He had stolen more than $ 20k because they stole his private key

I often advise anyone that it is not easy or tempted by the big lure that requires participants to download cellular wallets to claim project tokens. it's very vulnerable to hacking, unless the company that you are following is really official, including the developer, the real website and the wallet is safe to use like Trustwallet, I don't think it's a problem.

In able to store your coins you need to dowbload an app in the playstore. But please be careful becauae some applications are created by scammers that are shaped for their scams. Before downloading an application you must research first for the legit sites in where you can keep your coins. Through that you can make sure that you have a legit application for the storage of your coins. You must also look for a bitcoin user so that you may have a living testinomy and someone to be your mentor when it comes to bitcoin.

Yes sometimes their link description is not applicable and accurate to the real crypto wallet. There are some cases that the wallet there downloaded is not the real one and after they store their coins it's gone. They transfer the coins without any authority and other thing crypto wallets should have security features that verify every transaction in you make especially in withdrawals and transfer to main to trading wallet. They should verify via email or google authenticator to know every transaction and to have history ledger. We should be careful in downloading apps, sometimes they manage to open even our personal accounts and data.

Play store have some rules and regulations before they will list some apps so there is a very less chance that scammers can penetrate but if there are dangerous wallets that were able to penetrate the apps store then it is best that we should be careful especially if we have huge money to store. But in my case, I only trust our local exchange mobile wallet and I didn't use any wallet in which I am not yet familiar with so I can safeguard my money.

Aside from that, I also make sure that I will not put that huge money in one wallet only so I can lessen my loses in case one of my wallet will be expose to scammers or hackers.

It is true, there are so many projects now that requires downloading new wallet. Not to mention names, I have also felt how safe is this, I did not download my ethereum wallet from play store though. We have to be very careful, one cannot afford to just loose ones wallet. But how do we do the new project too. Would we ignore them?

Researching should also be backed up by personal use. I agree we should go for most secure all the time,,, but if you are just trying out for the first time, and you may not have much, you might want to experiment with a few wallets, and also to try out using them. Maybe you do not need multi-assets. Maybe you do not need multi-sig, etc.

I agree with you, I personally  like your suggestions. Don't store your coins with something that you use every day because that will be dangerous for your assets if someone can break your mobile phone. Many instance happens about the hacking of mobile wallet and it is because of those scammers and hackers. So I will give the same advice to new comers don't do such kind of mistake .

The extent to which a website has gained its trust depends on its reputations, reviews, commitments, criteria, and running activity. If there is one thing lacking here, then there will be some nonsense. And that should be discarded.

You can download wallet by checking downloaded times. Always some users left useful feedback on play store about this app service. At least for first time use only top wallet. Use trust wallet or coinbase, if you like control on your wallet than use atomic wallet. Trust wallet is also good for mobile users.

The popular wallets like blockchain info are secured and can also be downloaded from playstore and user friendly especially newbies, but these has to be well researched by newbies while it could be dangerous to experiment with wallets whose security and credibility is questionable to avoid losing some hard earned coin

The problem is, anyone can upload their app on playstore without strict requirements.
We should using trusted wallet than a new wallet because it is usually safer.
i will choose to install wallet on my pc though.

Actually mobile wallet not big safety for your assets because if anyone just one moment catch your phone then their can be hack. Equally if you haven't hide your private kyc documents then hacker will attack your wallet easly. So like to better use hardware wallet be safe always your assets and you can be worry free.

I think that this is a great warning post for the newbies and beginners here in cryptocurrencies. I hope that they dont get swayed easily by great offers that can be a scam. I think that if you think the phrase too good to be true, it is applicable here because if someone or you saw some offer about earning great money withou further work then have a second thinking about it before you accept it because if you don't think wisely, it might be a scam that can take advantage of you. I think that neebies and beginners should start here in sites and don't rely on applications in play store because some is just phishing site that can hack you. Be alert and attentive and be wise in cryptocurrencies.

The newbie doesn't have much experience and doesn't know much if some wallets can cause their money to disappear because the wallet isn't safe. a newbie should know about this https://cryptonews.com/guides/how-to-store-cryptocurrency-safely.htm

There are many ways to save your cryptocurrency on a smartphone, computer or offline. Newbies must be careful when choosing a wallet, Choosing a safe place to store crypto assets be very important. We are the individuals responsible for the security of our cryptocurrency, So we have to do a lot of research before deciding on the best crypto wallet for us.

A lot of mobile wallet in playstore are fake.  Some wallet want to permission for contract, photos, Storage it's really dangerous. Before downloading need Check their website, download times and reviews. It can help for newbie.     

If the newcomers are not trained in how to proceed, I will have nothing to say. This is because the new market is a new investment and therefore the environment will be different. So I say, lean towards training. The Scammer is haunting the crypto world every now and than we must be careful in this regard for your safe invest .

This is a very simple thing to do by someone, but also very simple to overcome, namely by ignoring messages that enter the spam folder and then delete it, because the original project is very rarely send us messages or phishing to everyone.

This thread is very important to all users. Especially for beginners. If you use fake apps, you can be a victim of fraud. So get rid of cheaters by using the right apps.

Here you can recommend using programs and links to them from official developer resources, a github repository, groups in social networks representing mobile wallets.

Nice one, this is because prevention is always better than cure as they said,when it comes to wallet be it mobile or site one needs to be very careful as hacking is real, so make sure you are going through the right channel to download your mobile wallet or site wallet, be careful of the links you click also.

I just heard there is a case like this, usually the fraudsters are falsified is the website or the wallet site, if you visit the phishing site, then you will get hacked, if for the application it's better to be downloaded via Playstore or Apple Store, you will be safe for fraudster

Now recently we have many channels and videos on youtube for guiding these things but sadly most of newbies not going to check them and losing money as spammers and cheaters doing tricks with them and taking good amount without any hard work with just few tricks they need to searcha and have their lessons before doing any thing.

the main point of original post is to warn newcomers about apps from app store and playmarket - you may will to download coinbase, but you will find tons of trash scam copies of it along your way to original coinbase
and it can be hard for a newbie to recognize which one is not a scam

i don't know but i used some app wallet in my smartphone that iMToken, that is safe and i never geting lost my coin until now.
of course the main wallet i have in on my computer and all file about wallet is extra safe in my folder.
but i never know if mobile wallet is so dangerious, what that name of the app ??

Scam website also available in internet. Beginners can use top wallet like Trust wallet, Coinbase, blockchain or atomic wallet. Before original app upload in playstore, I found scam atomic wallet app in play store. You can download app by sharing a link from your friend who already used legit wallet.

Most of the wallet that can be download at the google plastore are safe but they have few that cannot be trusted.
If a newbie are looking for the wallet they have many wallet that can download and this forum can help them to find because we have here review of the different wallets and newbiie can choose what they want..

I am skeptical of downloading mobile wallet due to security risk. Not just the risk of downloading fake wallets but also on the risk of a phone being lost or stolen. It is easier to verify or to bookmark online wallet, than keeping a wallet on your phone. I am not actually good at keeping my phone and I have lost my phone several times, that one of the reasons why.

For those who will download mobile wallet, just read some review first or ask other users if it is safe or not.

Great advise buddy, there are so many fake apps you may download on Google store or even on some websites, before installing the application on your cellphone or computer you should check or read some reviews about it. Always make sure that you are downloading the legit application if you think that it differs from what you are thinking then think twice.

You may also read this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5243652.msg54302726#msg54302726

You didn't get what OP mean. The OP just suggested when you have intention to download an application through Playstore or Appstore you have to go to the official website of the platfrom first. If you download directly from playstore/appstore you may have a chance to be scammed. Because the scammer can make a fake platform and cloned the real platform so this is why you have to go to the official website first and find the link that linked to playstore because it will be safe.

Mainly, more than half of the android wallets are dangerous and can be hacked easily.
I understand that now not all people have PC or laptop, especially in Africa. But choosing where to store coins, on Android or PC, I'll choose second

It is imperative to always move forward thoughtfully in order to be protected from all-round arcades. Even if you have to buy or download a small wallet like this here, but there is no minimum reliance, it is important to know who you are going with before doing anything.

I think that an existing wallet on an android or mobile wallet is sufficient as long as we store the word seeds safely. Mobile wallet such as Trust Wallet is one wallet that is widely used and is one of the safest wallet.

As a new user, I will take your feedback very seriously. I do not want anyone else to take away my earned money. As a new beginners we should be more active to learn and increase our knowledge . Thanks for posting this thread for newbies like me.

Yeah right, we need to find various information related to the wallet that we want to download. Now many scammers add Malware to the applications they create, so if we download it then the important privacy data like passwords will be easy for them to get it. Yes right better to download on their official site.

Yes I think that as a newbies they should not trust mobile apps that they will see in Google play store because even though it is from google play. They should pay attentin on what can happen and they should put attention on what they will do in those downloadable app that shows cryptocurrency because it might be an app developed by the scammers or hacker that might try to hack your information on yourself. My advise to newbies and beginners here in cryptocurrencies is be wary of your surroundings always and dont let your guard down because you will not know what can happen to you once ypu met scammers and if they will try to scam you. Dont trust strangers here and have someone that you know that you know well.

One thing I've learnt from this space is that, it's unwise to rush into anything. Downloading a wallet address could seem very harmless from a distance, but one still needs to be very careful and ask questions or carry out some research. One easy way to detect fake wallet is to check the number of downloads and always download wallet, only after verifying that the wallet is widely used and a substantial number of people have downloaded it.

new comers on crypto must review or they must look the comments before downloading the wallet if its good or not to prevent the hacker to steal thier info.

There are a lot of projects in the market that have to be downloaded from the Google Play Store because the projects that are distributed to you are wallets. There are possibilities and details about what their future plans are we will download the apps knowing information system.

A very nice information, but I think these days the issues of fake wallets in playstore have been downsized but then it's still good to be careful,also if you are downloading through the website, be sure of the link you are using,make sure it's not a phishing link.

Never download untrusted wallets to your phone or computer. It is very dangerous and can steal your information at any time, in 2018 my friend has stolen all his assets when using an unreliable wallet. Download only verified and trusted wallets in this market

Always pay attentions with information regarding to anything that you'll going to download or use especially when it comes to assets, if there's money involves it always prone to scammers and hackers, be careful and furious in using any applications. Sad to say that this industry also have people who
are scamming others to earned.

I'm glad you always remind us all to be careful about the funds we have to always be safe. Moreover, it is related to the place to store our funds, namely the application wallet. thanks bro..

I also think that if someone is new to the coin market then he should buy or download mobile wallet from a tested and reputed website. This does not apply not only for newbies , It applies to everyone in crypto world .

Very good information, because in the technological era there are now many cybercriminals who justify any means to benefit from others, not only beginners but all crypto users must be careful of this crime.

Very good, I heard playstore have already wipe out bad apps from their store but you can never be so sure, it's safer to download wallet apps through official website and links

I agree with this. In this cryptocurrency market, scams are easy. They can install viruses or worms into the fake application - which you will download and enter information into such as accounts or passwords, etc. Once you have entered, your account information will be sent to the hacker, and you will lose everything you have. Also, lots of people lose money on fake websites. The addresses of these fake websites are only different from the real ones, so if you're not careful, it's easy to be tricked into accessing phishing websites. Therefore, it is advisable for you to bookmark the necessary addresses and you will know that you are visiting a valid website.

Yes brother you are right. I agree with you. We should find out various information related to the wallet we want to download. Many scammers now add malware to applications they create, so if we download it, it will be easier for them to find important privacy data, such as passwords. So it is better to download them on the official site.

and that is indeed true. Almost all crypto wallets registered in the PlayStore app are very dangerous. You can experience losing assets after downloading it. third parties are one of the reasons, because they can track or know the private key of your cellphone wallet.

I always advice anyone joining the crypto space to be mindful and watchful of scams and malicious ways of getting scammed in the industry. One quick way people get invaded and their assets stolen remains malware and Spyware implantation due to unsolicited downloads. You can easily get a malware by going about downloading all kinds and forms of apps which may have been designed by the developers just to steal your private information. As a rule, it is completely advisable to only stick to the top wallet brands like trust wallet, imtoken, enjin etc. These are all really good and recognized wallets in the industry making it difficult to fall prey to the several fake ones out there.

Not just for newbies, but everyone needs to be careful about this. Never download wallets from unreliable websites, and never download wallets of new projects because it's dangerous. Property and information on your computer can be stolen at any time

And the OP has suggested that we should visit the official website of the wallet provider. Phishing websites, fake applications, are often used by fraudsters to steal our personal data. The crypto world does offer freedom and privacy, we are fully responsible for the security of our accounts and assets, so we should adapt and learn security related matters. Moreover, this is related to the internet, just a small gap can make your account and device hacked.

We should make sure that the wallet that we want is save to use in mobile phone.  Everyone must be careful not only for newbies.  The scammers will use so many ways for hacking our wallet. Just be careful!  We should make sure the securities of the wallet for our own sake.

your certainly right, downloading apps makes us easy on managing are coins, entering your private key or password again and again is not safe at all . You can be a victim of phishing site. But be still be aware on the apps you are downloading it is recommended to download on there official website to make sure its safe.

If ever I tried to download any crypto wallet on Playstore, that was TRUST wallet only nothing else. Because most of the wallet that are
downloadable in Playstore are too risky to use, and sometimes its just a trap for the users to hack their account and steal all the
files content in the mobile phone.

I think the Playstore check first before accepting another application, so the application that has been checked has a verified label, so I guess it's safe and can be used. I use several wallets from Playstore and nothing suspicious to date.

well not all mobile wallets are scam i have downloaded some of it too like flitz but i only use that for now.

Of course not all what OP trying to say is some are just use to scam people or uploading a fake app that is too good to be used but turns out to be a scam.

I hate it that Playstore allows anonymous users to simply put or allow app to be in there. They should restrict users or have some qualification ot any certificate at least before allowing them to accept some apps. We all knew that some of the developer using this opportunity and their skills to lure newbie people that will believe their platform is real.

Why try a new wallet, I would preffer to use from the trusted provider, Check reviews and downloads.

you have to know most of the popular wallet have a fake website too.

take a look official badge before download not almost is a scam.

never heard before, this https://flitz.cards/ look LN Bitcoin wallet. so be careful, it's not a popular name.

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yeah, I read 95% posted here are recommended to not download application wallet on the phone because almost of them are a scam.

So if everyone here fund application possible scam, please report it, Do not let exist.

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