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Envoy version 1.7.0 is now live!

Posted on June 19, 2024 - 8:11 am by

We’re excited to announce that the latest version of Envoy – 1.7.0 – is now published on all your favorite mobile platforms! To download it, simply visit our download page or check for updates on your platform of choice.

Please note that there can be a significant lag from publishing to general availability due to Apple App Store and Google Play Store review policies and delays.

What’s changed

Envoy 1.7.0 makes it easier than ever to buy Bitcoin straight into self-custody without ever leaving Envoy. We’ve added the ability to buy using fiat, redeem Azte.co and BTCPay vouchers directly into Envoy, and find the best Bitcoin ATMs and decentralized exchanges as well.

And best of all – Foundation never has access to any information about your purchases at any point in the process. Our policy of protecting user privacy continues to be at the core of what we do, and that carries over into our new Buy Bitcoin feature. If you want to dive more into the Buy Bitcoin feature itself, you can do so on our companion blog post.

We also want to say a special thank you to all of our amazing community who recommended improvements and found and reported bugs, as we were able to incorporate much of that feedback into this release! We’re immensely grateful for users taking the time to do so 🧡

For more details on each of the changes, keep reading below!

New Features

  • Buy Bitcoin straight to self-custody, directly in Envoy

    • We’ve partnered with Ramp to integrate a seamless Bitcoin buying experience directly into Envoy. No need to leave the app, no annoying address copy-paste, no hassle.
    • Every sat you purchase gets sent directly to the Envoy account you choose, without ever needing to manually copy-paste addresses.
    • Buying directly to Passport? You can easily verify the withdrawal address with a simple QR scan via Passport.

  • Redeem BTCPay vouchers directly in Envoy

    • The BTCPay team have been hard at work building a unique voucher system into BTCPay which will be out soon, but we’re such big fans we couldn’t wait for full release.
    • As soon as BTCPay vouchers are released to the public, you’ll be able to simply scan the QR and redeem straight into Envoy.

  • Envoy is now available in Portuguese! 🇵🇹

  • Added support for Signet and Esplora nodes

    • Signet is a unique Bitcoin testing network that is often far more stable than testnet, so we’ve added support to make testing and educating on Bitcoin via Envoy easier.

  • Added Norwegian 🇳🇴 Krone display to Envoy

Improvements

  • Migrated to using our own Mempool.space instance.

    • We were hitting rate limits and other minor issues with the mempool.space public instances, so we’ve deployed our own instance and will now be using it by default for fee rates.

  • Pairing a renamed Passport will now update the name of that Device in the Devices tab in Envoy

  • Pairing a renamed Account on Passport will now update the name of the account in Envoy

  • New Fee Overspend warning in Envoy

    • When you go to send a transaction that spends more than 25% in fees, Envoy will now warn you to be sure you’re aware.

  • Scanning a BIP21 QR code with a label will automatically add that Label to the Notes section of the Envoy transaction

  • Improved the way Envoy handled pasting addresses in the Send screen to make it a more fast and smooth experience

  • Notes will now carry over from the original transaction to the Boosted or Canceled transactions, should you Boost or Cancel any transaction.

  • Long pressing the address in the transaction details view will now automatically copy the address to clipboard

  • New toast implemented that should help troubleshoot backend connection failures

  • Envoy’s connection to the backend node has been hardened, connection stability improved and downtime should be drastically reduced

  • Envoy will now show a new line in Activity and a toast when a new version is available

  • Added a timeout for the PIN/Biometric authentication

  • Hiding a balance in an account will also hide its corresponding transactions in the Activity view

  • Envoy will now warn the user sooner if they try to overspend, instead of waiting for a valid address to be pasted in

  • Added the option to select which coin to spend from in order to Boost if the original transaction’s change is not enough

  • Improved the behavior and UI when entire tags are locked

  • Improved the Android Firmware download process to improve file writing to SD card

  • Added new screens that explain why Boosting a transaction failed

  • Minor visual improvements across the board

  • When a transaction doesn’t generate any change, envoy will now display “No Change” instead of “0 sats” in the transaction review screen

  • Boost option will now be grayed out if there are not enough funds to boost a transaction (like when sweeping your wallet, for example)

  • Minor visual improvements in the Learning Center search bar

  • Minor visual improvements in the “To:” bar in the sending screen

  • The Seed Import using QR is now more resilient and will not break if there’s non-space characters between words in the importing QR

  • Improved the way tags are displayed in the Transaction Details screen

  • Improved Spanish and Catalan translations

  • Minor title centering issues fixed for Spanish

  • Minor visual improvements in Learning Center and Activity lists

  • Improved the hit area for menu items, making it easier to press the item you aimed for

  • Minor improvement in the way the seed words are displayed

  • Updated Twitter’s logo to X

  • Loading the transaction review screen is now smoother and more fluid

  • Canceling transactions is smoother and more fluid

  • Updated Flutter to the latest version, 3.19.1

  • Users can now add a clearnet node and connect to it via tor

      Bug Fixes

      • Fixed a UI bug where sometimes the Passport version would display “loading” in the Devices screen instead of the actual latest version

        • Note: This would only happen immediately after the first ever Passport pairing

      • Fixed a rare issue with touch targets on iOS

      • Fixed a minor issue where if the user selected coins too fast the UI could break

      • Fixed an issue where LAN connections wouldn’t be permitted when tor was enabled

      • Fixed an issue where Boosting self-sends would display 0 sats in the review screen regardless of the amount being sent

      • Fixed a minor bug in the Firmware download flow where the Try Again button would become available before it should

      • Fixed a visual bug where the selected amount would not follow the display improvements recommended by Bitcoin Design standards

      • Fixed a visual bug where if a Tag had multiple coins inside it, scrolling could display the toggles outside the display area

      • Fixed a minor issue where users could not go “back” if they accessed the new wallet creation screen from the “+” icon in the Accounts menu

      • Fixed some screens where users with bigger fonts would not be able to scroll

      • Fixed a minor issue where users with bigger fonts could see an abnormally small QR code when pairing a Passport

      • Fixed a minor issue with how the comma button would behave in some edge cases and some locales

      • Fixed an issue where repeated words would be excluded from the seed quiz in the deletion flow

      • Fixed an issue with the filtering of the learning center where it would sometimes not filter as expected

      • Fixed a minor issue where after deleting an account you would land in the backups menu

      • Fixed a bug for users with many accounts, occasionally forcing their accounts list back to the top when scrolling if a balance refresh happened in the background

      • Fixed a small issue where some long blog titles could be cut off

      • Fixed an issue where on first Passport pairing flow a screen belonging to another flow was displayed

      • Fixed a minor issue where a close button behaved in an unexpected way

      • Fixed an issue where in some circumstances Passport Boost transactions wouldn’t display a confirmation screen

      • Fixed a visual bug for some iOS users where the lock screen would show an odd aspect ratio

      • Fixed a bug where under some specific circumstance Magic Backups wouldn’t properly restore the testnet or taproot toggle status if the original wallet had it

      • Fixed an issue where boosting from Passport would sometimes fail

      • Fixed a bug where sometimes the users could get stuck in a firmware download infinite loop

        Verifying Envoy on Android

        If you’d like to take the optional additional step of verifying Envoy binaries on Android, follow our guide: Verifying Envoy on Android

        Envoy version 1.6.2 is now live!

        Posted on April 25, 2024 - 2:50 pm by

        We’re excited to announce that the latest version of Envoy – 1.6.2 – is now published on all your favorite mobile platforms! To download it, simply visit our download page or check for updates on your platform of choice.

        Please note that there can be a significant lag from publishing to general availability due to Apple App Store and Google Play Store review policies and delays.

        What’s changed

        In Envoy v1.6.2 we’ve focused heavily on improving the user experience for those of you running larger text or display sizes, fixed a bug around transaction cancellation using RBF, and migrated to our new domain, Foundation.xyz.

        For more details on each of the changes, keep reading below!

        Improvements

        • Envoy now has drastically improved handling of varying display or text sizes, especially abnormally large display/text sizes.

          • As Envoy has gained more users, we’ve noticed an issue where those of you using larger display or text sizes can have issues with buttons being unable to be accessed, especially when setting up Envoy for the first time.

          • We’ve gone through Envoy with a fine-toothed comb to better handle when users have set their OS to use larger display or text sizes and respond appropriately.

        • Envoy now uses our new Foundation.xyz domain for all services.

          • Older version of Envoy will now automatically use redirects from foundationdevices.com -> Foundation.xyz.

          Bug Fixes

          • Fixed a minor text alignment issue introduced in 1.6.0.

          • Fixed a minor text issue in the onboarding flow.

          • Fixed an issue where the fee could be incorrectly calculated for Canceling transactions when sending to a Taproot address, causing some cancellation transactions to fail.

          Verifying Envoy on Android

          If you’d like to take the optional additional step of verifying Envoy binaries on Android, follow our guide: Verifying Envoy on Android

          Envoy version 1.6.0 is now live!

          Posted on March 6, 2024 - 8:50 am by

          We’re excited to announce that the latest version of Envoy – 1.6.0 – is now published on all your favorite mobile platforms! To download it, simply visit our download page or check for updates on your platform of choice.

          Please note that there can be a significant lag from publishing to general availability due to Apple App Store and Google Play Store review policies and delays.

          What’s changed

          We’ve focused Envoy 1.6.0 on a vital new feature for Bitcoin’s volatile fee market — replace-by-fee (otherwise known as “RBF”). RBF allows you to easily boost the fee on a transaction you’ve sent that’s stuck surfing the mempool, or even cancel an in-flight transaction and send it back to yourself. Just tap on any transaction that is unconfirmed and quickly Boost or Cancel it in Envoy.

          We’ve also brought a complete redesign of address and amount displays to Envoy, making it drastically easier and more intuitive to view amounts (in sats or BTC, as always!) or verify addresses. A special thanks to the fantastic Bitcoin Design initiative for spearheading the concept here! Oh, and don’t sleep on custom device names for Passports paired to Envoy, and the new Catalan translation 👀

          For more details on each of the changes, keep reading below!

          New Features

          • Full “replace-by-fee (RBF)” control is here!
            • If you’ve ever sent some Bitcoin only to have them get stuck in the mempool due to a crazy fee market, this one is for you!Now you can simply tap “⏩ Boost” when viewing a pending transaction’s details to get your transaction back to the top of the queue.Sent a transaction but realized it was a mistake? You can also tap “Cancel” and send the funds back to yourself using RBF as well 😌
          • When you set a custom name for your Passport, now that name will show up automatically in the Devices tab on Envoy.
            • Have multiple Passports in the house? Now you can easily tell them apart in Envoy using custom names!
            • Any name on Passport will now automatically be synced to Envoy when pairing for the first time.
              • Note that existing Passport names won’t be updated unless they are deleted first, but we’ll be improving that in Envoy v1.7.0!
          • Envoy translated to Catalan thanks to our friends over at @bcnbitcoinonly! Special thanks to @insatwetrust, in particular!!

          Improvements

          • Improved Tor performance on iOS (and some Android vendors), especially when it comes to getting fiat exchange rates.
          • Improved testnet reliability via new testnet Fulcrum infrastructure.
          • Available balance now shows fiat value in addition to Bitcoin, if fiat is enabled.
          • Improved the way fiat is displayed in the Transaction Details screen.
          • Updated OpenSSL libraries and removed some unnecessary dependencies.
          • Updated Arti (the Rust-native Tor library) in our library to the latest version, v1.1.12.
          • Improved tap targets across the board to make it that much easier to get to what you want in Envoy.
          • Tapping on the Accounts tab when inside an account will take you back to the main Accounts view.
          • When Fiat values are loading they will now display a loading bar instead of a 0.
          • We’ve taken a fine-toothed comb to the UI in Envoy and made a number of improvements across the board. Better UI, better UX, better Bitcoin experience.
          • Improved Spanish translations.

          Bug Fixes

          • Fixed a bug where Envoy would slow down if a custom Electrum server was unreachable for a long period of time.
          • Fixed a rare bug where sometimes the change address would be displayed as the destination address.
          • Fixed a bug where in some iOS instances selecting Custom fee would result in a crash.
            • Thank you @Fredodido56 for the report!
          • Fixed a bug where the German locale could randomly show commas and dots while typing a number in.
            • Kudos to Mike from our TG community for the report!
          • Fixed an issue where iPhone 8 users wouldn’t be able to tag coins.
          • Fixed an issue with displaying a 24-word seed when manually imported.
          • Fixed some minor issues where under certain circumstances fiat values wouldn’t display correctly.
          • Fixed a visual bug where after deleting a hot wallet and the backup, the Accounts view’s title would be displayed incorrectly.
          • Fixed some text strings wrapping when they shouldn’t have.
          • Fixed a minor bug where sometimes the user would be asked twice about adding a Note to a transaction when signing with Passport.
          • Fixed a minor bug where the small coin exclusion alert was triggered when it shouldn’t have been.
          • Fixed a minor issue where under specific circumstances a user was able to add an infinitely long tag name that broke the UI.
          • Fixed an edge case where the user would be able to attempt to build a transaction with negative fees.
          • Fixed an issue where Envoy could freeze if a user attempted to export an abnormal amount of logs.
            • As always, we take your privacy seriously! Envoy does not send logs to Foundation (and has no ability to do so), so this only applies to users who manually tried to export logs to share with us for a bug report.
          • Fixed an issue where Envoy could freeze if the change amount was too big when setting a custom fee.

          Verifying Envoy on Android

          If you’d like to take the optional additional step of verifying Envoy binaries on Android, follow our guide: Verifying Envoy on Android

          Envoy version 1.5.1 is now live!

          Posted on January 2, 2024 - 12:50 pm by

          We’re excited to announce that the latest version of Envoy – 1.5.1 – is now published on all your favorite mobile platforms! To download it, simply visit our download page or check for updates on your platform of choice.

          Please note that there can be a significant lag from publishing to general availability due to Apple App Store and Google Play Store review policies and delays.

          What’s changed

          Note: v1.5.1 is a bug-fix release that resolves an issue updating firmware via Envoy on iOS. We’ve replicated the release notes here from 1.5.0 with the additional bug fix.

          With this release of Envoy, we’ve focused on bringing you fully-featured support for Taproot! This not only expands the use-cases and access for Envoy as a mobile wallet, but it also paves the way for full Taproot support to be added to Passport in the upcoming v2.3.0 firmware. We’ve also included a proper Spanish translation to Envoy, and many quality of life improvements and bug fixes.

          For more details on each of the changes, keep reading below!

          New Features

          • Envoy now has full Taproot ???? support, allowing you to easily send and receive with the latest and greatest features in Bitcoin!
            • For those who want to use Taproot, simply enable support from the settings under the “Advanced” drop-down and a new Taproot-specific account will be created for you.
            • This also paves the way for full Taproot support in Passport, coming in firmware v2.3.0 very soon!
          • Envoy now has a Spanish translation available to all of our Spanish-speaking users!

          Improvements

          • Envoy now allows users to select a preferred language in settings on iOS and Android.
          • Upgrade Flutter to the latest stable release, v3.16.1.
          • Envoy now automatically excludes coins that are too low of a value to spend in the current high-fee environment.
            • We’ve noticed that in the current fee environment, a native behavior of BDK that is designed to protect you from wasting sats could get a bit confusing. If you have coins that are relatively low value, it’s possible that they could cost more to spend than the value of the coin, meaning spending them would just be burning precious satoshis.
            • We still leverage the BDK default to help protect you from losing satoshis sending coins that are too low of value, but now we give you a clear warning when this would happen via a shiny new modal.
          • You can now hide amounts on an account while in the detailed account view.
          • Improved how the bottom sheet shows amounts when using coin control when minimized.
          • Users who have previously used Magic Backups and then manually restore the same seed now get the option to restore their previous Magic Backup or simply use a manual wallet.
          • Improved how selecting coins works when switching views.
          • Added a warning when a user manually selects coins and then changes the fee on the transaction review screen, as it can cause Envoy to automatically re-select coins for the user.
          • Updated our Tor library to the latest version of Arti, v1.1.11.

          Bug Fixes

          • Fixed an issue unselecting an entire tag in coin control if some coins in that tag are locked.
          • Fixed a minor display issue when deleting a mobile wallet.
          • Fix an issue with units displayed on the send screen showing sats even when denominated in BTC.
          • Fixed an issue where redeeming an Azteco voucher could show duplicate entries in the activity screen.
          • Corrected the informational text on the unsigned PSBT screen.
          • Fixed an issue where the firmware update button would be slightly off-center.
          • Fixed a minor padding issue on the tag details card.
          • Fixed a rare issue that could cause a blank screen when pairing an existing Passport account.
          • Fixed an issue where an address could display incorrectly in the transaction details screen when receiving multiple outputs in a single transaction.
          • Fixed a display issue where excessively long device names could break the version pill on the devices tab.
          • Fixed an account renaming issue.
          • Fixed various minor display issues.

          Verifying Envoy on Android

          If you’d like to take the optional additional step of verifying Envoy binaries on Android, follow our guide: Verifying Envoy on Android

          Envoy version 1.4.0 is now live!

          Posted on December 4, 2023 - 7:30 am by

          We’re excited to announce that the latest version of Envoy – 1.4.0 – is now published on all your favorite mobile platforms! To download it, simply visit our download page or check for updates on your platform of choice.

          Please note that there can be a lag from publishing to general availability due to Apple App Store and Google Play Store review policies and delays.

          What’s changed

          In this version of Envoy we’ve implemented intuitive and easy-to-use coin control, a new Activity Center and Privacy Shield, a redesigned Learn tab, broad user experience and user interface improvements, and squashed bugs across the board.

          We’re especially excited about our implementation of coin control in Envoy, as there has been a lack of intuitive coin control on mobile for Bitcoin users in the past, even though coin control is vital for giving you control over your privacy. We’ve spent countless hours building coin control in Envoy from the ground up to be as easy to use, as powerful, and as privacy-preserving as possible. Coin control isn’t just for technical users anymore.

          For more details on each of the changes, keep reading below!

          New Features

          • Say hello to the most intuitive and approachable coin control in any Bitcoin wallet to date ????
            • Coin control is a vital feature that allows you to preserve your privacy on Bitcoin and choose what information to reveal about your financial activity to those you interact with, but has been a feature only accessible to technical users in the past.
            • We’ve been working tirelessly to bring you an implementation of coin control that even grandma can use. Easily tag your funds as you receive them, lock or unlock individual coins, choose exactly which coins to spend, or simply spend from a single tag with just a few taps.
          • Redesigned the Learn tab from the ground up, with an entirely new UI, improved video player, the ability to read blog posts directly in Envoy, and an improved FAQ section ????
            • Videos and blog posts now also get marked as watched/read when opened, and can be manually marked as unread by long-pressing on the item in the Learn tab.
          • Implemented a new Activity Center and Privacy Shield in the bottom toolbar ???? ????️
            • We’ve broken out our privacy settings into their own new home on the toolbar, as well as migrated the activity center from the bell icon to it’s own page.
            • The new Activity Center will now show transactions, firmware update announcements, and more in the future!
          • Implemented full support for BRL fiat conversion. Welcome, Brazil! ????????
          • Implemented new “sat” and “btc” icons for units instead of text.

          Improvements

          • Migrate Tor support to use the new Arti Tor client, implemented in an open-source Flutter library.
          • Greatly improved performance and resolved rare crashes for users with wallets that are heavily used, i.e. Samourai Wallet post-mix accounts.
          • Automatically add a note on Azte.co voucher redemption transactions indicating that they were from Azte.co.
          • Updated to support the latest azte.co API and voucher changes.
          • Long pressing on the delete button now deletes all entered text when constructing a transaction.
          • Envoy now automatically backs up the Envoy Backup file to Foundation servers every hour.
            • Only applicable when Magic Backups are opted into by a user.
          • Improved the responsiveness of the “Backup Now” button for Magic Backups to show when a backup is successful.
          • Broad updates and improvements to the frequently asked questions (”FAQs”) in the Learn tab.
          • Improved descriptions and copy in pairing screens.
          • Implemented new “hamburger” menu icon with open/close animations.
          • Improved the firmware update flow when firmware is downloaded but not properly copied to microSD for any reason.
          • Made it easier to use Envoy purely as a Passport companion app for those who don’t want Envoy as a mobile wallet.
            • It’s now easier to add additional Passport accounts without accidentally triggering the mobile wallet setup flow.
          • Improved screens across iOS, specifically those around pairing with Passport and downloading firmware.
          • Added the ability for Envoy to use the system locale to better display units and times throughout the app.
          • Added a shiny new animation to the manual mobile wallet setup flow.
          • Improved the way transactions display in the Activity tab.
          • Migrated video hosting for the Learn tab to Vimeo.

          Bug Fixes

          • Corrected some minor issues with settings not being properly backed up and restored as a part of Magic Backups.
          • Removed fiat value for testnet coins – they have no value!
          • Properly display an error when an invalid Envoy Backup file restore is attempted.
          • Properly decode BIP 21 URIs with empty amounts.
          • Updated several dependencies to resolve inherited minor security issues.
          • Fixed several app freezes and crashes on iOS when a user had many accounts or deep wallets.
          • Fixed a rare backup conflict when using QR recovery with Magic Backups.
          • Resolved an issue with the previous Tor library where local network access would be requested in iOS (but not used).
          • Resolved several minor issues with how Envoy interprets the native Android back button.
          • Resolved lag when the app was opened while in Airplane Mode.
          • Fixed some minor text centering issues.
          • Resolved an issue where an account renaming would revert on iOS without the users input.
          • Resolved a rare bug when screen recording Envoy usage.
          • Resolved an issue where a user that ops into manual setup gets shown Magic Backup settings incorrectly.
          • Fixed an issue where the shield would stay red after a successful manual recovery.
          • Fixed a display issue possible when repeatedly adding and removing accounts.
          • Fixed a display issue where the + button could disappear.
          • Resolved some issues with account renaming when certain keyboard functions are used.
          • Resolved issues with screen sizing on smaller phones (i.e. iPhone 7).
          • Fixed an issue where saving a custom node would occasionally not persist.
          • Resolved a bug where prompts could appear where they shouldn’t.

          Verifying Envoy on Android

          If you’d like to take the optional additional step of verifying Envoy binaries on Android, follow our guide: Verifying Envoy on Android

          Envoy version 1.3.0 is now live!

          Posted on July 31, 2023 - 11:00 am by

          We’re excited to announce that the latest version of Envoy – 1.3.0 – is now published on all your favorite mobile platforms! To download it, simply visit our download page or check for updates on your platform of choice.

          Please note that there can be a lag from publishing to general availability due to Apple App Store and Google Play Store review policies and delays.

          What’s changed

          In this version of Envoy we’ve implemented the ability to redeem azte.co vouchers with a single QR scan in Envoy directly to your mobile wallet, added the ability to cycle through units by tapping on amounts, the ability to update Founder’s Edition devices directly from Envoy, and focused heavily on refining user experience for Envoy mobile wallet users.

          With the release of our last major version of Envoy, we transformed Envoy into a standalone Bitcoin mobile wallet with powerful account management and privacy features in addition to its role as Passport companion app. With that came many new screens and features, so we’ve taken this release to focus on iterating and bringing many bug fixes and quality of life improvements for all our fantastic Envoy users.

          As you may have noticed, we’ve skipped v1.2.0 and jumped straight to v1.3.0 as we realized we had too many important changes to be made during the beta period for v1.2.0. As a result this changelog includes all major changes introduced in v1.2.0 as well, so it’s extra long and extra exciting.

          For more details on each of the changes, keep reading below!

          New Features

          • You can now redeem azte.co vouchers directly in Envoy with just a few taps!
            • Getting those no-KYC sats directly from Azteco just got much easier, as you can simply scan an Azteco voucher QR code and sweep the funds directly into Envoy by scanning the QR code from any screen ????
            • Azteco allows you to buy Bitcoin vouchers from your local corner store just like you’d top up a pre-paid phone plan. Buy with cash and get Bitcoin directly in your mobile wallet or cold storage for one of the fastest and most private ways to acquire Bitcoin out there.
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          • Added the ability to cycle through units (fiat/BTC/sats) by tapping on the amount when building a transaction.
          • Those of you rocking Founder’s Edition devices can now update within Envoy, just like with our latest Passports!
          • Malaysian Ringgit added as supported currency – Hi Malaysia!! ????????

          Improvements

          • Rearranging accounts has been completely rewritten and is now sexier and smoother than ever before! Organizing your accounts has never been so satisfying.
          • Added prompts to help users find features that could otherwise be hard to discover. These can be easily dismissed as you learn more about using Envoy.
          • Added a warning if Envoy’s mobile wallet contains more than $1000, reminding the user of the danger of keeping lots of funds on a mobile wallet.
          • Updated the look of the account cards, adding a bit more elegance and refinement.
          • Updated the way decimal units of fiat values are displayed when typed in the Send screen.
          • If you lose internet connectivity while on the go, Envoy will now update balances instantly without needing to refresh the app when connection is re-established.
          • Sent transactions will now displayed instantly, instead of waiting to hear from the Bitcoin node you are using in Envoy.
          • Improved how we display progress when scanning animated QR codes during the Passport connection flow.
          • Swapped the send and receive button locations to be more logical, and improved the appearance of the QR scanning button.
          • Improved the user experience when updating firmware for Passport via Envoy.
          • Improved the “Back up now” button user experience in Backup settings to give feedback and a status spinner while backing up.
          • Added additional contextual text and links when the accounts screen is empty.
          • Made it easier to distinguish when you’re using testnet accounts by using “tsats” and “TBTC” as the unit.
          • Added the ability to mute the explainer video for Magic Backups.
          • Improved the wallet deletion flow.
          • Improved the screens a user sees in failed states due to connectivity issues or restoration failures with Envoy backup files.
          • Improved handling when using Android’s native back button for getting out of Passport accounts.
          • Added the ability for users to save and manually share error logs with support if needed.
            • This error logging only happens locally and must be shared manually by the user to best preserve user privacy.
          • Sending amounts below a “dust” threshold will now show an error instead of having the “Continue” button become unresponsive.
          • Added explanatory texts when Testnet is enabled.
          • Other minor icon and text updates to make processes smoother and more understandable.

          Bug Fixes

          • Fixed an issue preventing onboarding on iPhone SE.
          • Fixed an issue where importing Envoy mobile wallet from a QR code incorrectly said it failed when it actually succeeded.
          • Fixed minor copy and UI issues throughout the app.
          • Fixed how some screens in Envoy were handled on devices with small screens.
          • Fixed an issue where the audio for the Magic Backups explainer video could continue playing in the background even after the user closes it.
          • Fixed a minor issue with the “+” button disappearing in rare scenarios.
          • Fixed handling of very large amounts when using sats as the unit.
          • Properly refresh transaction list when the wallet syncs again after losing internet connectivity.
          • Fixed an issue where users could be shown the onboarding for a second time in rare scenarios.
          • Fixed a rare issue where updating an account name could fail.
          • Fixed an issue where reordering accounts could occasionally make them swap colors.
          • Fixed a minor issue where the user could type infinite zeroes after the satoshi unit in the send screen.
          • Fixed an issue where scanning an address would reset the amount on the screen if this was typed before the address was scanned.
          • Fixed an issue where a “not a valid address” banner would continue displaying for a long time after a dynamic QR code was scanned.
          • Fixed an issue where recovering from a seed that had never been backed up in Foundation servers could generate two identical hot wallets.
          • Fixed an issue where recovering from an invalid QR seed would crash Envoy.
          • Fixed a rare issue where while on certain pages, the shield chevron could be behind OS controls.

          Verifying Envoy on Android

          If you’d like to take the optional additional step of verifying Envoy binaries on Android, follow our guide: Verifying Envoy on Android

          Envoy Wallet Open Beta

          Posted on March 31, 2023 - 12:17 pm by

          We’re thrilled to announce a major new open beta of Envoy, our mobile Bitcoin wallet and companion app for Passport. With this open beta we’re greatly expanding what Envoy is capable of, making it a feature-rich Bitcoin hot wallet in addition to its existing role as a watch-only wallet and management app for Passport. Hot wallet support in Envoy opens up financial sovereignty through our tools to many more users and lays the groundwork for other privacy and security features we’re building behind the scenes.

          The best of both worlds

          Bringing hot wallet support to Envoy makes the pairing of Envoy + Passport the best of both worlds, allowing you to store your wealth in a highly-secure and yet easy-to-use package with Passport while also spending your Bitcoin on the go with just a few taps in Envoy. You’ll be able to easily move funds back and forth between your hot wallet and Passport, make transactions, and view your hot and cold balances from anywhere – all from a single app!

          Not a Passport owner? This update brings you full Bitcoin wallet functionality without ever needing to purchase Passport. You can use Envoy to store and spend your Bitcoin across iOS and Android with strong security, simple privacy via Tor, and a new and uniquely approachable onboarding experience. We don’t want to limit financial sovereignty to only those who can purchase a Passport, so Envoy as a hot wallet is our way to bring our best-in-class design, intuitive and approachable UI and UX, and peace of mind to smartphone users across the globe.

          What is a “hot wallet?”

          In Bitcoin, the term “hot wallet” refers to any wallet that keeps your keys on an internet-connected device for easier spending and receiving of funds. While you don’t want to keep your life savings in a hot wallet, it provides much easier access to a bit of Bitcoin for spending, tipping, and onboarding new users.

          Envoy has traditionally been a “watch-only wallet” that connects to Passport, allowing you to view your balance and create transactions, but providing limited functionality when you are away from your hardware wallet. Now you can enjoy Envoy not just as a companion app for Passport, but also as a fully-featured standalone Bitcoin wallet on the go.

          Backups, simplified

          Notably, Envoy Wallet introduces a new seedless onboarding experience we call Envoy Auto-Backup. While Envoy users can of course manually handle seed words if desired, we aimed to engineer a solution that enables 60-second onboarding and automatic backups of Envoy’s private key and application data (such as settings and labels).

          Additionally, we wanted to ensure that Envoy does this without collecting any user data – no email address, no passwords, no IP address if Tor is enabled – no friction! We hope Envoy Auto-Backup will lead to a massive increase in self custody, with easier onboarding than even an exchange.

          Here’s how Envoy Auto-Backup works

          1. Envoy generates a seed and stores it on your phone’s secure element.
          2. Since most users have iCloud Keychain or Android Auto-Backup enabled, the seed is automatically synced to your other iOS or Android devices – fully end-to-end encrypted, without needing to give Envoy permission to access your iCloud or Google account.
            • Learn more about iCloud Keychain.
              • “iCloud protects your information with end-to-end encryption, which provides the highest level of data security. Your data is protected with a key that’s made from information unique to your device, and combined with your device passcode, which only you know. No one else can access or read this data, either in transit or storage.”
            • Learn more about Android Auto-Backup.
              • “Android preserves app data by uploading it to the user’s Google Drive—where it’s protected by the user’s Google account credentials. The backup is end-to-end encrypted on devices running Android 9 or higher using the device’s pin, pattern, or password.”
          3. Envoy then creates a backup folder containing your app settings, account labels, and other non-sensitive app data, making sure that restoring Envoy back to its perfect state for you is a breeze. This folder is end-to-end encrypted with your seed, meaning Foundation can never see the contents. We call this the Envoy Backup.
          4. The fully encrypted Envoy Backup is uploaded to Foundation’s servers, alongside a hash of the seed (a cryptographic representation of the seed that proves your knowledge of the seed, not the seed itself!) so that we can ensure no one else can attempt to download your backup without proving knowledge of your seed phrase.
          5. There is no Foundation user account – all you need is access to your Apple or Google account and you’re all set.

          Restoring from Envoy Auto-Backup

          If you lose your phone or delete the Envoy app, restoring your Envoy Wallet takes only a few seconds with Auto-Backup.

          1. Envoy checks the secure element on your phone and looks for the seed.
            • If it discovers a seed on the secure element, Envoy hashes the seed and sends the hash to our server.
              • This merely proves your knowledge of the seed and does not reveal your seed to Foundation in any way!
            • If it does not discover a seed, it downloads the encrypted seed backup from Apple or Google and restores the seed to the secure element. Then Envoy hashes the seed and sends the hash to our server.
          2. Envoy then downloads the encrypted envoy backup from our servers.
          3. Envoy uses the seed to decrypt the Envoy Backup file locally and restores all user settings, account labels, and other app data, so it’s like you never left.

          Other notable changes

          We’ve also added the following features and improvements along with the fully functional hot wallet in v1.1.0:

          • Added bio-metric/PIN authentication for Envoy
            • Now you can protect your hot wallet or Passport balance from prying eyes
          • Added the ability to swipe on accounts to hide balances while you’re on the go
          • Implemented screenshot protection to prevent screenshots of sensitive screens in Envoy
          • Bumped the integrated Tor version to 0.4.7.10
          • Bumped Flutter SDK version to 3.7.7
          • Improved firmware update flow for Android to better account for slow file transfers
            • Some users experienced issues writing the firmware to microSD in the time we set for Envoy, so we’ve better handled those edge cases in this release

          Current gaps

          • Passphrase wallets are not currently supported.
            • We do plan on supporting passphrases with the public release, but are currently working on implementing a smooth user experience around passphrases and how they interact with the auto-backup feature.
          • Deleting only the hot wallet is not currently possible.
            • You can still reset the app by uninstalling/reinstalling or clearing app data, but please note that this will currently reset the entire app, including Passport accounts etc.

          What is a “public beta?”

          As this is a major overhaul of Envoy from the ground up, we’re launching hot wallet support first as a public beta to let our awesome community test drive it. When you join the public beta you get to be the first to try out hot wallet support, help drive new features and improvements via feedback directly to our team, and make your mark on what we’re building to empower the next phase of financial sovereignty.

          As this is a public beta, we expect that you’ll run into some minor issues and bugs as we work through them together, but we’ve worked hard to make it a complete and usable wallet from the moment the beta launches.

          How can I get access to the beta?

          We’ve pushed the beta version of Envoy to all of our normal channels as a separate beta release, so you can join one of three ways:

          1. If you’re on iOS, you can join our TestFlight program at the following link:
          2. For those on Android, you can either join the beta in the Play Store or download the APK directly from Github:
            • Play Store
            • GitHub
              • Download the APK titled “envoy-apk-1.1.0-beta.zip” directly from the above link, extract it, and install
              • As this APK is signed with our own keys instead of Google’s keys via the Play Store, if you’re using the Play Store version you’ll have to uninstall Envoy first before installing the public beta

          How can I give feedback?

          As you use Envoy as a hot wallet, we’d love to hear from you – every issue, bug, or favorite feature that you love! The more feedback we get during the public beta, the bigger impact you can have in the direction we take with Envoy and the better app we can launch to the rest of Envoy’s users down the road. There are three main places you can go to give us feedback:

          1. We have a standalone Telegram channel for live feedback and discussion of beta releases to keep the main channel uncluttered for our other community members
            1. Foundation Beta Telegram Channel
          2. You can email us
            1. [email protected]
          3. You can direct message us on Twitter
            1. Direct message @FOUNDATIONdvcs

          What’s next

          Our goal with this public beta is to flush out any remaining bugs or UX quirks so we’ll run the public beta for around two weeks. Throughout the public beta period we’ll push new releases as necessary to allow you to test updates and bug fixes as we go, and then at the end of the beta period we’ll launch Envoy as a hot wallet for every Envoy user across all platforms.

          We’re excited to get the next piece of your financial sovereignty toolkit out to the masses and onboard a wave of Bitcoiners to complete self-custody, privacy, and financial sovereignty sat by sat.

          Envoy version 1.0.8 is now live!

          Posted on December 20, 2022 - 7:11 am by

          We’re excited to announce that the latest version of Envoy – 1.0.8 – is now published on all your favorite mobile platforms! To download it, simply visit our download page or check for updates on your platform of choice.

          Please note that there can be a significant lag from publishing to general availability due to Apple App Store and Google Play Store review policies and delays.

          What’s changed

          With version 1.0.8 of Envoy, we added in a new Tor status dialogue that informs you when there are Tor connectivity issues and allows you to quickly disable Tor temporarily if desired. We’ve also squashed a few bugs, updated BDK to the latest version, and improved scanning times with Passport from Envoy.

          For more details on each of the changes, keep reading below!

          New Features

          • Added a new Tor dialogue when there are Tor connectivity issues
            • We value your privacy very highly, and as such we have always defaulted Envoy to using Tor, an anonymity network, to prevent even us from being able to learn information about you. Unfortunately, Tor has been undergoing a serious attack for the last several months, severely impacting user experience when using Tor.
            • This new Tor dialogue detects when there are Tor issues (after automatically trying to reconnect multiple times) and allows you to temporarily disable Tor directly from the dialogue until the next time you open Envoy.
            • For more on our usage of Tor, the current issues, and the trade-offs inherent in choosing to disable it, visit our docs page on the topic.
          Envoy’s new Tor toast message and dialogue

          Improvements

          • Reduce PSBT size (and thus QR size) in Envoy, improving scan times on Passport significantly
            • Keep an eye out for Passport firmware v2.0.5 which will even further decrease scan times across the board!
          • Update BDK to v0.24.0
            • For more on this release, see here.
          • Show the address itself under the QR code when verifying addresses between Passport and Envoy
          • Add a dedicated paste button next to the address field
            • Allows you to quickly paste addresses into the address field without relying on the OS’s paste function
          • Better handling when the back button is pressed in Android
          • Increase the number of addresses that Envoy will query for balances to better handle some advanced uses cases
          • Improve all Envoy dialogue pop-ups to make it clearer when action is necessary
          • Make connectivity indicator shield pulse red when a custom Electrum server is set and unreachable/unresponsive
          • Limit account name length to 20

          Bug Fixes

          • Properly warn when Envoy is unable to fetch firmware and show current version
          • Correct ordering of notifications on the activity screen
          • Correct hyperlink to more info on firmware in the firmware update flow
          • Redraw account and accounts cards when the exchange rate changes to properly show fiat balance
          • Use hostname instead of IP address for default testnet Electrum server

          Verifying Envoy on Android

          If you’d like to take the optional additional step of verifying Envoy binaries on Android, follow our guide: Verifying Envoy on Android

          Envoy version 1.0.7 is now live!

          Posted on October 31, 2022 - 4:40 pm by
          Envoy Release v1.0.7

          We’re excited to announce that the latest version of Envoy – 1.0.7 – is now live on all your favorite mobile platforms! To download it, simply visit our download page or check for updates on your platform of choice.

          What’s changed

          With version 1.0.7 of Envoy, we added in a firmware update button to simplify the process of installing firmware updates after you’ve initially setup your Passport, squashed some pesky bugs, and overhauled our app to the latest Flutter release.

          For more details on each of the changes, keep reading below!

          New Features

          • Added a firmware update button to the home screen card for Passport
            • Now you can force a firmware update anytime, anywhere for your Passport device straight from Envoy’s home screen
          Envoy’s new firmware update button

          Improvements

          • Upgrade to Flutter 3
            • While this may not be immediately visible from a user’s perspective, it helps us cut down on bugs and improve our release workflow
            • Flutter 3 also enables us to more easily bring desktop support for Envoy in the future across all platforms, including Windows, macOS, and even Linux!
          • Remove Google MLKit QR scanner
            • Removes a dependency on Google and an unwanted network call
          • Change Postmix account color for consistency with Passport

          Bug Fixes

          Verifying Envoy on Android

          If you’d like to take the optional additional step of verifying Envoy binaries on Android, follow our guide: Verifying Envoy on Android