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Re: [ESHOP launched] Trezor: Bitcoin hardware wallet
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Carlton Banks
on 18/08/2016, 19:59:50 UTC
FYI: Trezor Android App was released today. It's just a management app for setting up and configuring Trezor, but with Mycelium, it provides a whole computer-less set up.

https://blog.trezor.io/trezor-manager-app-for-android-5f8b86bfc886#.hcqubj8ct

Link to Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.trezor.app

It's good news, but there are problems:

  • Lack of source code (certainly no link)
  • Play Store (unknown source and functionality, vendor delivers product as a binary only)

So the claim that the App will work with any Android phone isn't true: there is a requirement that the handset has Play Store software (and, as is often the case with Android apps, may well depend on software libraries in the Play Store app or from Google Play Services). I'm surprised that the developers aren't aware that this is an issue, particularly as they were using a modern Nexus device to test the app.


So, my questions for Satoshi Labs:

  • Does the app have source code available?
  • Does it depend on Play Store libraries?
  • Can it be distributed as an .apk through more reliable channels?