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Jul

6

2011

Bitcoin Android app now available in the Market

by Adam Johnson
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Have you been hoping for a bit more convenience when you use your Bitcoin currency? Developer of the app, Brian Armstrong has introduced to the Android Market an app just for that purpose. You can now send and receive coin from your Android device. As with any application under development, use at you’re own risk.

Over at github social coding the development of the application is being recorded, and the code is completely open source and can be accessed by anyone wanting to contribute. Hit the break for a video and more on the features with-in the app.

  • Send/Receive bitcoins entirely from your phone (no server component required)
  • Scan and generate QR codes to share address, amount, etc between devices
  • Recognizes the Bitcoin URI format
  • Creates transactions in the absence of internet (will retry when you reconnect)
  • Email invoices from your phone to request money
  • Wallet file backed up in the cloud (synced to your Google account) in case you lose your phone.
  • A free app, 100% open source
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[via tnw]

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