Alby today announced the launch of Albie Joea mobile app available for iOS and Android that allows users to make self-custodial payments via their Lightning node.
Users can connect the app to Lightning nodes and wallets including: Albi CenterUmbrel, Start9, LifPay and CoinOS to enable self-custodial payments via Lightning. The app easily integrates with Alby Hub, an open-source wallet recently released by Alby that makes it easy to access and use Lightning nodes from multiple devices. Alby Go also provides a direct wallet interface for Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC)-Lightning enabled wallets.
“Alby Go is our next step in making Bitcoin accessible everywhere, and now in the pockets of users,” said Michael Bowman, co-founder of Alby, in a press release. “By leveraging the NWC messaging protocol, we facilitate seamless use of multiple nodes and wallets in a lightweight application.”
Other features of Alby Go include a contact list, which allows users to store Lightning addresses of frequent contacts for quick and convenient transactions; currency conversion; and dark/light theme settings.
Alby Go is currently available in version 1.5 and Alby encourages users to Contact the Albi Team With suggestions on how to improve the app. The app code is Open source Ready for reviews and contributions.
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