Oddbean new post about login | logout The lack of indicators of what is happening in #Bitcoin wallets & #Bitcoin services is really ridiculous. I am so glad many of the services & wallets are there, but the actual UX for many things is just trash. Having large amounts of money disappear for hours with no indication that anything is working is incredibly brutal the first time you use something. Having balances disappear from wallets because they have to "sync" everytime you click away from the wallet sucks too, especially when the "syncing" indicator says complete sometimes minutes before the balance shows back up. I don't use Apple devices anymore, but one of the best apps I have ever used is LittleSnitch because it makes what are normally hidden processes visible. Proper indicators that make whatever the app does visible is the key to good UX. There is immense value in showing how things work in a relatively simple fashion. I want things that show me the pipes in a beautiful way.
The only Bitcoin wallet on my phone is Mycelium since like 2015 or so. UI is also from 2015 but at least it works
What are you talking about specifically?
Stuff that I have been doing between Ledn & Cake Wallet. Ledn has beengreat as a service, but there is a decent amount if waiting & wondering & no indication of txns pending or anything like that. Cake swaps & balances take time to show up without much indication of what is actually happening. Balances go to zero if you minimize the wallet for a sec.
we need more builders. there aren't enough of us. Smh at people who think AI will replace us devs.
AI has replaced many human jobs already. You may shake your head but it’s proven.
Never had a single problem with Sparrow, Nunchuck, nostr:nprofile1qqs8uskl8awsj5866khlkceghg8dznye0mrt3vfzr4387mwc2p5cmvgpr4mhxue69uhkvet9v3ejumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtmrv9hxzerpqyshwumn8ghj7mn0wd68yvp39e3k7atww3jhycmvda3kkamfwdjju6t0qyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnsdaehgetj9ecxcctrv5rpnny6, or Electrum. I run several of my own nodes, and can cross reference balances across my own instances of Mempool.space. My own personal philosophy is that the more the wallet looks like a spreadsheet the better it works for economic utility. One thing you might notice about all of the wallets I choose is that they are all bare bones and don't have dozens of "features" that have to be init checked with every action.