BEST ANDROID BITCOIN WALLET ?

[okyeresam]

I have been using coinbase for awhile. and i would recommend to you

[sujon5]

It depends on your needs. Wasabi and Samourai are better for enhanced privacy. Bitcoin Wallet and OWNR will be better for inexperienced users.

[Husna QA]

It depends on your needs. Wasabi and Samourai are better for enhanced privacy. Bitcoin Wallet and OWNR will be better for inexperienced users.

As far as I know, there is currently no Android version of Wasabi (https://wasabiwallet.io/#download). So it's a bit less relevant to suggest Wasabi wallet in the thread about Bitcoin Wallet for Android.

[clifjw]

I'm looking for my first Android wallet (I should say first wallet really). Husna QA, you very kindly directed me to Bitcoin.org to compare some wallets. I've seen a fair few suggested now, and I saw the thread for WalletScrutiny (very interesting reading and nice clean site). Bitcoin Wallet looked to be given a clean bill of health and I've seen people given it the thumbs up despite it maybe being basic? So I think that might be a good one to start with for me being new?

I don't intend to use it for anything but a small holder of Bitcoin as I do intend to get a hardware wallet to store it properly. Presumably the challenge will be to later find a wallet that handles more than just Bitcoin.

For a first time, newcomer to Bitcoin, would this be as good as any to start with?

Many thanks

[Husna QA]

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I don't intend to use it for anything but a small holder of Bitcoin as I do intend to get a hardware wallet to store it properly. Presumably the challenge will be to later find a wallet that handles more than just Bitcoin.

If you are focus on storing Bitcoin, you can use the Blue Wallet Application on Android or iPhone (https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet). Blue wallet also supports lightning wallet, so you can use it to transact small amounts using bitcoin. Other features, Blue wallet, can also be connected to a hardware wallet that supports PSBT*: https://bluewallet.io/features/.

I do not affiliate with a Blue wallet; please look for further references if you want to try it. DWYOR.
* https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0174.mediawiki

[clifjw]

Thanks Husna QA.