Mobile wallet for newbies?

[notblox1]

What crypto mobile wallet can you suggest for newbie who doesn't know anything about Bitcoin and blockchain.
Wallet needs to be very simple to use, non-custodial and with Android OS.
(This is not for me but for my family and friends)

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[Bitcoin_Arena]

Do you need just a bitcoin wallet or a wallet that supports multiple blockchains?

They would still need some basic knowledge about wallets such as knowing what private keys or seed phrases are, how to safely back up and store them etc. At one point in time, each one of us were newbies and had no much knowledge about BTC or blockchain, the difference between then and now is the knowledge we have acquired through learning, reading and watching tutorials. Even when suggesting wallets for them, you still have to encourage them to learn, so they avoid making mistakes newbies usually make such as downloading malicious software, exposing private keys online etc

[harizen]

They need at least a basic knowledge. Try to tell them some information even the basics. It should be simple with a little effort on your side, well, only if you are interested to do so.

I believed the majority of mobile wallets (Android OS) are simple and user-friendly, either custodial or non-custodial. The interface is just the same in most cases. Maybe at the start, try to refer them to the mobile wallet you are currently using or used before. Then teach the basics of sending and receiving coins. From there, it's a good start in gaining knowledge then slowly climb the ladder until they learned the difference between using a custodial and non-custodial wallet plus all the risk associated with using them.

[jackg]

If you've got some time to go through the wallet and show them the basic features then most mobile wallets tbh are pretty good. I was going to suggest some but realised I'm biased based on familiarity.

Bitcoin wallet from Andreas schildbach was the first one I used on my phone and it has a pretty nice interface and has fee control options (I think they're normal, economy and low)..
Electrum is also pretty good for mobiles and has a few extra features but for fee control you light have to put more effort in so they know what blocks mean and how the estimates could be out.

Éclair is also quite nice but it feels like it has the same features as Andreas schildbach but both eclair and electrum have built in lightning network support too.

[Harlot]

If you are looking for a non-custodial wallet it would be a hard one since even the mobile version of Electrum looks complicated if you will start from a custodial wallet, basically you will have this options and adjustments for the transaction fee. If you really want a wallet for your family for transaction purposes I think custodial wallets are the best thing to go, some custodial wallets also have off-chain transactions where you won't have to pay any fees on sending money to them or vice versa.

[OcTradism]

You can get list of wallets and reviews with Cryptowisser.com

If what you need is only for Bitcoin, Electrum (mobile) can be considered.

If what you need is for multi cryptocurrency, take a look at Infinito wallet, or Coinpayments wallet.

[Salauddin1994]

I think digital wallet is better than crypto mobile wallet a digital wallet is an electronic version of a simple wallet through the use of this technology consumers can solve the hassle of paying the price through virtual instead of paper currency. The transaction of the country's conventional currency not the virtual currency is done through virtual electronic means the main difference between this technology and electronic payment systems like debit card credit card online banking is the spontaneity of digital wallet in retail transactions.

[pooya87]

If what you need is for multi cryptocurrency, take a look at Infinito wallet, or Coinpayments wallet.

i can not find the source code of Infinito wallet as it seems like it is a closed source one which means it is not safe to use.
Coinpayments is a custodial wallet where you create an account and you have no control over your private keys or your money.

both suggestions should be discouraged.

[libert19]

I use coinomi, it's non-custodial, customer support is good, supports tons of coins, ui easy to use only con is its not open source.

[Peanutswar]

Is the wallet need to support different coins? or just a bitcoin-only?.
For me, one of the best is the electrum also they have a mobile application with their bitcoin wallet and it's easier to use, also you can configure if you want to mBtc or just BTC only but unlike the electrum on the executable file you cannot adjust the transaction fee manually instead you will use the lever on the transaction also its included too, some of the features, is not applicable on electrum wallet.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.electrum.electrum

Some of my friends are using a Mycelium wallet too they have a mobile application wallet.

[cryptoaddictchie]

For me I think, trust wallet, metamask and imtoken. For bitcoin, I just stack up the wrapped bitcoin since it can be easily be converted into bitcoin blockchain into binance exchange.

All of these are non custodial. Trustwallet too have their own bitcoin wallet supporting native segwit. Imtoken too on their version 2.0 already have own bitcoin segwit wallet. These are good wallets and never been have any issue since using them.

[webtricks]

Some of my friends are using a Mycelium wallet too they have a mobile application wallet.

I was going through the replies above and surprised to see that no one suggested Mycelium before you.

Mycelium is easily the best Android wallet out there. Some of the reasons I prefer Mycelium:

• Open-source code (which I manually reviewed and compiled),  
• HD Wallet supporting Legacy (44'), P2SH (49'), Bech32 (84') and Ethereum (60'). One click change between the address formats so you can use any format depending upon the need.
• generates new receiving address if you already received output on the current receiving address (great privacy)
• You can manually set the transaction fees unlike most of the Android wallet which don't give you the option to set custom fees or at maximum give you the option to choose between Low, Normal and High. But in Mycelium, you can set the definition of Low, Economic, Medium or High on your own by choosing custom sats/byte.

And most importantly if you don't care/understand the features I just said, you can still go for Mycelium because it has one of the best user-friendly UI so it's surely a noob-friendly wallet.

[Bekuciwu9]

Using Trust wallet here,serves me well for the last few years.I used blockchain wallet before but i had issues,transactions often got stuck for some reason so i ditched that and never looked back.

[Yogee]

...(This is not for me but for my family and friends)

Recommend a wallet that you have tested or you are familiar with. They will be asking you tons of questions anyway even if the wallet seems friendly for beginners.

Have you seen this https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631151.0#post_mobilea ?

[crwth]

If they are in it for the long run, I think they should just invest in a hardware wallet and understand why it is important to have the hardware wallet. The key thing here is you own the coins and you value your private keys and know how to use the basic features on the application.

Remember, nobody is a newbie forever, and if they are interested, they should learn why it is essential to have their wallet. Maybe you could help them out, OP.

[masulum]

For Bitcoin wallet i prefer to use electrum mobile, for ethereum i'm using metamask mobile since both of this apps and developers are trusted by most of community. Also both of them have a simple UI for every user who want to start to use a mobile wallet. Also don't forget to install trusted anti virus and anti malware for mobile to prevent unwanted app installed on background without permission to hijack crypto wallet. I think suggest both of this wallet is better than non-custodial wallet. maybe you can guide him how to keep their Private key safely.

[batang_bitcoin]

Electrum for bitcoin only and then Coinomi for multiple cryptocurrency support based on my experience, it's an easy wallet to use. Although it was reported to have some issues but for studying purpose, I think it's a refresher for starters. But before suggesting them a wallet, I agree that they have to be informed what they are accepting and how it works.
But with most of the wallet applications that are pegged in local currencies, they can easily understand how these wallet works. They just needed to some debriefing before you send them any amount.

[UserU]

Like some have mentioned above, Electrum is a good choice. Their recent update has also enabled Lightning Network support.

[Kupid002]

What crypto mobile wallet can you suggest for newbie who doesn't know anything about Bitcoin and blockchain.
Wallet needs to be very simple to use, non-custodial and with Android OS.
(This is not for me but for my family and friends)

I can only suggest two wallet that I use the first one is coinomi and other one is mycelium both working fine for me and never have any problem using the wallet .

Reminder before creating a wallet make sure you save your pass phrase in secure place so if you experience problem its easy for you to recover back the wallet  make more backup if you can.

Another reminder double check the application before downloading make sure that it's downloaded by million users . there are many fake wallet in Google store thats why you need to be much more careful .

[GreatArkansas]

Aside from Coinomi, you can use Bread Wallet.
This wallet for me is really newbie-friendly, their mobile application is really nice, the user interface, and also it is an open-sourced cryptocurrency wallet.
A quick tip: always have your seeds backed up, especially offline backup.