[2019-03-10]Android Devices Now Support Full Bitcoin Node Running

[Vladdirescu87]

From pioneers to new investors, several Bitcoin (BTC) advocates will constantly support for as many peers as you can imagine to run a full node. It enables the network to remain decentralized and also reduces the likelihood of an attack by hackers.

The decentralization of Bitcoin is one of its fundamental schemes and it’s what has made it the leading cryptocurrency since its inception. In an effort to become a globe store of value and viable class of non-sovereign currency, the system must keep on being independent and decentralized.

Read the details in the article of Coinidol dot com, the world blockchain news outlet: https://coinidol.com/bitcoin-node-running/

[andulolika]

That's actualy pretty nice to hear if true, and for now with 1tb on phones i think chain can grow a while more and still have it there .
Makes things really easy imho and perhaps even a decent save in monthly hosting bill.

[pixie85]

How much does it take to compile the database on a phone? It takes weeks if you don't have a great computer and connection. To run it on a typical phone one will need a lot of patience and a lot of free space on the memory card. It's nice that they made it possible but for now there won't be many people running a node on a phone. It's too inefficient.

[elda34b]

Not a great thing imo. Using raspberry pi is much better choice. I can't imagine who would use their phone to run a full node. The heat could kill the devices.

[Kakmakr]

Not a great thing imo. Using raspberry pi is much better choice. I can't imagine who would use their phone to run a full node. The heat could kill the devices.

Agreed and most mobile network companies are charging premium prices for the bandwidth that you use on their network. So it might just be cheaper to run a node on conventional landline or wireless internet technology. 

The other problem with this is the fact that the Android software are the most targeting Operating system by hackers at the moment, because it is the OS with the largest user base. 

[Kemarit]

There are lot of questions here and for me it has more disadvantage though. Even if you have one of the high-end android phone right now, I think our phone is design to be like that , to be used to call and text someone and then some, but pushing it to run a full-node is a bad practice. Heck, our country still has one of the slowest around so I don't think its is a viable options, at least in my end.

[Harlot]

With the hardware requirements needed to run a rull node I don't think there is a phone other than the high-end top of the line models can run this. Even if they successfully run one I doubt the phone will keep its cool during the whole process. We should remember that Apple has bamned mining apps in its app store because it makes their devices got to a high temperature that could damage the battery which reduces the phone's overall battery life.

[Thekool1s]

Crypto journalism at its best. Sensational headlines as usual. What is the real world use of something like this? All I can think of is power usage but then again something on a raspberry pi shouldn't consume more than a couple of watts. I can't just imagine the purpose behind an app like this, to whom is this targetted? The average joe doesn't have a 512 gigs device nor do low-end smartphones support 1tb sd cards. This is a useless app period, I don't know why it is making headlines.

[andulolika]

Crypto journalism at its best. Sensational headlines as usual. What is the real world use of something like this? All I can think of is power usage but then again something on a raspberry pi shouldn't consume more than a couple of watts. I can't just imagine the purpose behind an app like this, to whom is this targetted? The average joe doesn't have a 512 gigs device nor do low-end smartphones support 1tb sd cards. This is a useless app period, I don't know why it is making headlines.

Why average joe needs a full node? You don't expect average joe's to host one in a future right?
I don't see that bad to pay 3-4-500 usd for a phone where you can host a masternode on a weak charging spot for a year or two on your wifi connection till it becomes too little space, I seen it advantage in it since most people can't set up a raspberry or be up for researching how to.
I admit I haven't thought about the raspberry but look at the samsung s10, 1tb + 500gb card.
Funny, when I started with bitcoin chain was 16-20-22 gb while I had the wallet on my pc, now, months over 4 years later the chain is about 10 times its size.

[buwaytress]

Ridiculous, even if android devices can run full-nodes, that doesn't mean people should run full-nodes. With 200GB+ storage required and broadcast transaction/block 24/7, your devices would be hot and ran out of battery quickly.
Additionally, who would wait days to weeks to download (and verify) whole blockchain?

Run full-nodes Raspberry Pi, computer or server and connect your wallet on Android device only to your full nodes is better solution.

Yeah. All for decentralisation and node growth (and with LN coming thick and fast, the more the merrier) but come on, why are we still looking at mobile phones? An emergency device, sure. It's a phone, so it should stay a phone and do things a phone does well. This is almost as silly as those phones built to mine.

Disk space, they'll probably argue, may not be an issue with pruning, but it's still a far more expensive, far less practical device. I dare an Android to run full node for a year and retain 50% of its operational efficiency after that!

[btyco]

Phones aren't the only devices running android. There are tablets that can be left on for staking and they can also be downloading and running the full bitcoin node