Topic: Are there any wallets for Windows Phone? (Read 2007 times)

Quote from: twister on May 31, 2015, 04:06:11 PM

Ok, I will wait for you to tell me how to use that backup in another wallet before sending any big funds to it. I don't know much about coinb.in and how it works but I'll try it and report back how it went. Thx

Note that coinb.in uses funds that you don't use as transaction fee. So you will have to manually add change address. If you use one address all the time, copy-paste the address you are sending Bitcoins from in recipient's field and input an amount after decreasing transaction fee.

Ok, I will remember that, will try some small transactions to see how it goes, I have never used it, not even on pc and still thinking about how should I use it locally on the phone. Undecided

Edit: got it on pc, how to import keys from a paper wallet?

https://coinb.in/#newTransaction

There is a camera button at left side if you want to scan a paper wallet.

Sweet! This'll do for now. Thx

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Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on May 31, 2015, 03:56:59 PM

Ok, I will wait for you to tell me how to use that backup in another wallet before sending any big funds to it. I don't know much about coinb.in and how it works but I'll try it and report back how it went. Thx

Note that coinb.in uses funds that you don't use as transaction fee. So you will have to manually add change address. If you use one address all the time, copy-paste the address you are sending Bitcoins from in recipient's field and input an amount after decreasing transaction fee.

Ok, I will remember that, will try some small transactions to see how it goes, I have never used it, not even on pc and still thinking about how should I use it locally on the phone. Undecided

Edit: got it on pc, how to import keys from a paper wallet?

https://coinb.in/#newTransaction

There is a camera button at left side if you want to scan a paper wallet.

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Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on May 31, 2015, 03:56:59 PM

Where can I get more help on copay? It's working fine but even the personal wallet has the address starting from 3 which is odd, there is no way to import keys into it and I want to know what happens if for some reason the app is down, how do one the keys out of the back up file which is really long.

And everytime I spent an input, there is a new address generated and the change is moved to there but does that mean one needs to take backup everytime after spending? Or else how will the new generated address key will get added to backup?

Also, why is it when you open blockchain.info in a mobile browser there is no option of importing keys??

I've also been using copay wallet in my windows phone. Till now everything is fine and I don't think addresses starting from 3 should be a problem. You can just copy the backup to you clipboard(there is an option for it), and then you can create a document in your drive and paste and save it over there.
And yes, I guess you need to backup everytime(or maybe its possible that the backup already contains the private keys for the address that are to be created in future, bitcoind does that on Linux), but its always advisable to backup on a regular basis.

And all mobile sites have certain limitations, and so does blockchain's mobile site has.

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Ok, I will wait for you to tell me how to use that backup in another wallet before sending any big funds to it. I don't know much about coinb.in and how it works but I'll try it and report back how it went. Thx

Note that coinb.in uses funds that you don't use as transaction fee. So you will have to manually add change address. If you use one address all the time, copy-paste the address you are sending Bitcoins from in recipient's field and input an amount after decreasing transaction fee.

Ok, I will remember that, will try some small transactions to see how it goes, I have never used it, not even on pc and still thinking about how should I use it locally on the phone. Undecided

Edit: got it on pc, how to import keys from a paper wallet?

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Quote from: escrow.ms on May 31, 2015, 03:19:19 PM

Ok, I will wait for you to tell me how to use that backup in another wallet before sending any big funds to it. I don't know much about coinb.in and how it works but I'll try it and report back how it went. Thx

Note that coinb.in uses funds that you don't use as transaction fee. So you will have to manually add change address. If you use one address all the time, copy-paste the address you are sending Bitcoins from in recipient's field and input an amount after decreasing transaction fee.

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http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/bitcoin-wallet/6beb6013-ec4c-47e2-80c8-4b5f9dc4a307 (Paid app)

It's only $5 I would give this a shot if only it has a paper wallet import feature, which I doubt it does. But I can try without buying so I'll see for myself. Thanks

Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on May 31, 2015, 03:44:38 PM

Tell me more MZ I am lost, will I be able to use that mnemonic elsewhere in some other wallet and use my funds for when the app is not working?? How to do that?

I did took a backup and put it somewhere safe but I have no idea how to extract my keys from it.

They are claiming it is an HD wallet, so yes but I haven't tried it. I will try it and will tell you.

Yes, this is really odd, blockchain.info wallet has no import feature on mobile and also when you use it as block explorer for checking the balance of any address, it doesn't shows the sender's address, not even in Tx.

True. Because of that and some other reasons, I have moved to BlockTrail.com.

What's the best way to import a paper wallet in a windows phone to use it's funds??

I would suggest you to download coinb.in in your phone and whenever you want to spend BTC from paper wallet, open it locally.

Ok, I will wait for you to tell me how to use that backup in another wallet before sending any big funds to it. I don't know much about coinb.in and how it works but I'll try it and report back how it went. Thx

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Tell me more MZ I am lost, will I be able to use that mnemonic elsewhere in some other wallet and use my funds for when the app is not working?? How to do that?

I did took a backup and put it somewhere safe but I have no idea how to extract my keys from it.

They are claiming it is an HD wallet, so yes but I haven't tried it. I will try it and will tell you.

Yes, this is really odd, blockchain.info wallet has no import feature on mobile and also when you use it as block explorer for checking the balance of any address, it doesn't shows the sender's address, not even in Tx.

True. Because of that and some other reasons, I have moved to BlockTrail.com.

Quote from: gentlemand on May 30, 2015, 02:55:54 PM

What's the best way to import a paper wallet in a windows phone to use it's funds??

I would suggest you to download coinb.in in your phone and whenever you want to spend BTC from paper wallet, open it locally.

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http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/bitcoin-wallet/6beb6013-ec4c-47e2-80c8-4b5f9dc4a307 (Paid app)

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I'm a wp8 sad case too. I looked at copay but the warnings about it being very beta and potentially eating your coins did not inspire me. On checking the store again it seems those warnings have subsided.

There is another paid wallet on there now by Kronolabs but most reviews still mention it being testnet only. As it's paid now it must be a full fat one. The lack of app reviews is pretty shocking.

I don't think I'll bother until an established wallet appears.

The warning is still there in terms and conditions, it needs so much more features, although it is working good as it is but I don't want to send a large amount of funds to it until I figure out how the keys work and will I be able to recover my funds from the back up in an another wallet.

Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on May 31, 2015, 03:18:19 AM

Where can I get more help on copay? It's working fine but even the personal wallet has the address starting from 3 which is odd, there is no way to import keys into it and I want to know what happens if for some reason the app is down, how do one extract the keys out of the back up file which is really long.

You can either backup locally by saving backup plain text code and password or by saving into cloud(depreciated). You can't import address into wallet because you can't recover imported addresses from backup text.

And everytime I spent an input, there is a new address generated and the change is moved to there but does that mean one needs to take backup everytime after spending? Or else how will the new generated address key will get added to backup?

You only need to backup the text once. It is a mnemonic seed. See https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Deterministic_wallet

Also, why is it when you open blockchain.info in a mobile broswer there is no option of importing keys??

For some reasons, they have disabled it. Maybe, they haven't got a good UI.

Tell me more MZ I am lost, will I be able to use that mnemonic elsewhere in some other wallet and use my funds for when the app is not working?? How to do that?

I did took a backup and put it somewhere safe but I have no idea how to extract my keys from it.

Yes, this is really odd, blockchain.info wallet has no import feature on mobile and also when you use it as block explorer for checking the balance of any address, it doesn't shows the sender's address, not even in Tx.

What's the best way to import a paper wallet in a windows phone to use it's funds??

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Where can I get more help on copay? It's working fine but even the personal wallet has the address starting from 3 which is odd, there is no way to import keys into it and I want to know what happens if for some reason the app is down, how do one extract the keys out of the back up file which is really long.

You can either backup locally by saving backup plain text code and password or by saving into cloud(depreciated). You can't import address into wallet because you can't recover imported addresses from backup text.

And everytime I spent an input, there is a new address generated and the change is moved to there but does that mean one needs to take backup everytime after spending? Or else how will the new generated address key will get added to backup?

You only need to backup the text once. It is a mnemonic seed. See https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Deterministic_wallet