Right now we are considering whether we should make web wallets that can be accessed on any kind of device with a web browser before or even instead of lite mobile app wallets this year. This would likely speed up development time and free that much resources to other things. (A third party might still make their mobile wallets BTC2 compatible this year as well.)
Pros to Web Wallets:
- No need to install another app on your phone.
- You could optionally stake on the web wallet but it would not be possible to stake on the mobile wallet and this kind of staking would not add new nodes to the network.
- Faster to develop and easier to maintain.
- Compatible with all devices.
- Always synced, no need to store any data on your phone.
Cons vs. mobile app wallets:
- No new people would yet see Bitcoin 2 by browsing the mobile app stores.
- While you would own your private key, technically our servers would have to store it encrypted and so you would feel less like you own it than if the keys were only stored on your phone and in whatever backups you make.
- A bookmark on your phone is not as cool or prominent as an app.
Let us know your thoughts about this please!